The Heritage of World Civilizations: Brief Edition, Volume 2 - Softcover

"...well-written, civilizations-focused text that is accessible to students without talking down to them." -Wayne Ackerson, SalisburyUniversity "The "Global Perspective" feature is superb. It is an excellent way to put themes into a global context, which brings significance to the topics of study." -Heather Barry, St. Joseph's College "...a very good balance between topical, thematic, and chronological approaches. All three are necessary for students to derive the maximum value from the text." -Dr. Anthony R. Santoro, ChristopherNewport University "The greatest challenge my students usually face is how to deal with thematic and more complex ideas on a wide geographic & chronological range. This book helps that." -Kristen Post Walton, SalisburyUniversity

A global perspective on the major narratives of world history. Written by leading scholars in their respective fields, The Heritage of World Civilizations offers compelling and thorough coverage of the unique heritage of Asian, African, Middle Eastern, European and American civilizations while highlighting the role of the world's great religious and philosophical traditions. This comprehensive yet accessible survey of world history has been extensively revised to provide an even more global and comparative perspective on the events and processes that have shaped our increasingly interdependent world.