A history of world societies /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McKay, John P. (Author), Hill, Bennett D. (Author), Buckler, John (Author), Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, 1947- (Author), Beck, Roger B. (Author), Crowston, Clare Haru, 1968- (Author), Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E., 1952- (Author), Dávila, Jerry, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, [2015].
Edition:Tenth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The earliest human societies to 2500 B.C.E.
  • The rise of the state in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley 3200-500 B.C.E.
  • The foundation of Indian society, to 300 C.E.
  • China's classical age to 221 B.C.E.
  • The Greek experience 3500-100 B.C.E.
  • The world of Rome 750 B.C.E.-400 C.E.
  • East Asia and the spread of Buddhism 221 B.C.E.-800 C.E.
  • Continuity and change in Europe and Western Asia 200-850
  • The Islamic world 600-1400
  • African societies and kingdoms 1000 B.C.E.-1500 C.E.
  • The Americas 2500 B.C.E. -1500 C.E.
  • Cultural exchange in Central and Southern Asia 300-1400
  • States and cultures in East Asia 800-1450
  • Europe in the Middle Ages 800-1450
  • Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation 1350-1600
  • The acceleration of global contact 1450-1600
  • The Islamic world powers 1300-1800
  • European power and expansion 1500-1750
  • New worldviews and ways of life 1540-1790
  • Africa and the world 1400-1800
  • Continuity and change in East Asia 1400-1800
  • Revolutions in the Atlantic world 1775-1825
  • The revolution in energy and industry 1760-1850
  • Ideologies of change in Europe 1815-1914
  • Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the new imperialism 1800-1914
  • Asia and the Pacific in the era of imperialism 1800-1914
  • The Americas in the age of liberalism 1810-1910
  • World War and revoluion 1914-1929
  • Nationalism in Asia 1914-1939
  • The Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945
  • Decolonization, revolution, and the Cold War 1945-1968
  • Liberalization 968-2000s
  • The contemporary world in historical perspective
  • Index
  • Timeline : a history of world societies : an overview.