A Concise History of the World

ISBN-13: 9781107028371 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 405 str.

Professor Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks

Opis

A concise history of the world from the Paleolithic to the present, telling the story of humans as producers and reproducers.

Recenzje

'This affordable, commonsense look at all human history is divided into five chapters, each covering a shorter period of time than the previous one … With this sense of scale, the focus is naturally global and not Eurocentric … Wiesner-Hanks's balance between macro and micro history gives readers a sense of the big picture while explaining how it functions in key locations. The author is able to take complex information, e.g., theories about early man, and make them easy to understand, using humor at times. Themes that run throughout the book are histories of families, women, children, and sexuality. Whether discussing roles in foraging lifeways or the gender gap between different keyboard jobs, this analysis remains consistent … Summing up: highly recommended. All levels/libraries.' M. L. Russell, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Foraging and farming families (to 3000 BCE); 2. Cities and classical societies (3000 BCE–500 CE); 3. Expanding networks of interaction, 500 CE–1500 CE; 4. A new world of connections, 1500 CE–1800 CE; 5. Industrialization, imperialism, and inequality, 1800–2015; Index.