Presents a brief, narrative history of the world for young readers, from the Stone Age up to the end of World War II.

Lawrence M. Principe takes a fresh approach to the story of the scientific revolution, emphasising the historical context of the society and its world view at the time.

This series of volumes on the manifold facets of Islamic culture is intended to acquaint a very wide public with such matters as: the theological bases of the faith and principles that constitute the bedrock of the overall structure; the ...

A History of World Societies introduces students to the global past through social history and the stories and voices of the people who lived it.

Beginning with our most important questions and searching all of our past for answers, this is world history in a grand humanistic tradition.

Explores numerous environment, biological, and man-mad disasters, from Noah's flood and a hailstorm that killed 246 people to the Black Death and twentieth-century genocides.

Presents an alphabetical listing of information on the peoples of Asia and Oceania including origins, prehistory, history, culture, languages, and relationships to other cultures.

Introducing a novel perspective on the study of history, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora & fauna, including human beings.

This book presents a picture focused on the T'ang period, one of China's acknowledged golden ages.

Traces the events of the twentieth century through the experiences of Sicilian-born Modesta, who defies the conventions of her fascist, patriarchal society to rise from poverty and marry an aristocrat without compromising her deeply held ...