World history encyclopedia /

World history encyclopedia / Carolyn Neel, vulome editor ; Alfred J. Andrea, general editor ; Carolyn Neel, associate general editor. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2011. - 21 v. : ill., maps 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v.1. An introduction to world history -- v.2. Era 1: Beginnings of human society -- v.3-4. Era 2: Early civilizations, 4000-1000 BCE -- v.5-6. Era 3: Classical traditions, 1000 BCE-300 CE -- v.7-8. Era 4: Expanding regional civilizations, 300-1000 -- v.9-10. Era 5: Intensified hemispheric interactions, 1000-1500 -- v.11, 12, 13. Era 6: The forst global age, 1450-1770 -- v.14, 15, 16. Era 7: The age of revolutions, 1750-1914 -- v.17-18. Era 8: Crisis and achievement, 1900-1945 -- v.19-20. Era 9: Promises and paradoxes, 1945-present -- v.21. Index.

The "World History Encyclopedia" charts the extraordinary journey of humankind, revealing crucial connections among civilizations in different regions through the ages. It highlights pivotal interactions and exchanges among cultures within each era in eight broad thematic categories: population and environment, society and culture, migration and travel, politics and statecraft, economics and trade, war and diplomacy, thought and religion, and science and technology.

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