Isbn: 9789350020067 - humanity and society: a world history (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. x + 470.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. Reprint. Contents Preface. 1. The roots of humanity. 2. The first societies. 3. Farming societies. 4. The first civilized societies. 5. Civilization in Asia. 6. Oceania. 7. Africa. 8. The slave commercial civilizations. 9. The Byzantine and Arab empires. 10. European commercial feudal civilization. 11. The capitalist revolution in Europe. 12. America and the capitalist revolution. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Humanity and Society is unlike most other world histories as it does not reflect a world dominated by Europe and the United States with a supporting cast of superficially treated peripheral countries. Rather this book seeks to present a non Eurocentric balanced account of human history one that is not merely a survey of kings parliaments and wars but a portrait of the major developments and integrations of social and cultural movements. The emphasis is on the larger social matters the conditions of labor (slavery serfdom) the social status of women war economic history and political structures. It provides an account that while richly detailed remains highly readable and successfully meets the colossal challenge that the undertaking of a world history presents. 470 pp.…