Publisher's Synopsis
The authors of the Tenth Edition of Civilization Past and Present -specialists in Islamic, African, Ancient, Russian and East European, and Japanese history-weave the diverse trends of world history into a clear analysis for today's students.
Civilization Past and Present, well known in the marketplace as a highly readable survey text, delivers a strong narrative of world history and a level of detail that is manageable for the students and solid for the instructor. Using images and documents that enhance the text's content, the narrative traces connections across cultures and introduces intriguing avenues of historical interpretation. The text examines all aspects of world history-social, political, economic, religious, cultural, and geographic.
