The world's history

by Spodek, Howard

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Title Statements

Full title :The world's history / Howard Spodek.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.
Edition:Fifth edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pearson
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, I-23, 912 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780205996124, 0205996124
oclc:ocn875404135
LC Classification:D20
Dewey Decimal:909

The dry bones speak -- From village community to city-state -- River valley civilizations -- A polycentric world -- Dawn of the empires -- Rome and the barbarians -- China -- Indian empires -- Hinduism and Buddhism -- Judaism and Christianity -- Islam -- Establishing world trade routes -- The opening of the Atlantic and the Pacific -- The unification of world trade -- Migration -- Political revolutions in Europe and the Americas -- The Industrial Revolution -- Nationalism, imperialism, and resistance -- Methods of mass production and destruction -- World War II -- Cold war, new nations, and revolt against authority -- China and India -- Contemporary history : evolution, settlements, politics, and religion -- Contemporary history : trade, revolution, technology, identity.