A History of World Societies - Couverture rigide

McKay, John P.; Buckler, John; Hill, Bennett David; Ebrey, Patricia; Beck, Roger B.; Crowston, Clare Haru; Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0230584675 ISBN 13 : 9780230584679

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This is an updated and shortened edition of an outstanding treatment of social history that provides students with a vivid and approachable account of what life was like throughout human history. It provides students with one of the most vivid and approachable accounts of what life was like throughout the entire course of human history. It features lively, descriptive writing, a range of illustrations and extensive primary sources that give voice to a wide variety of individuals. The new updated edition incorporates the latest scholarship, has been reorganised and shortened to make the text less unwieldy, includes new illustrations, and contains expanded treatment of non-European societies and cultures, gender, and cross-cultural comparisons and connections.This is an updated and shortened new edition of an outstanding treatment of social history featuring lively writing and extensive primary sources that give voice to a wide range of individuals. Combined with political, cultural, and economic coverage it provides students with a vivid and approachable account of what life was like throughout human history.

Biographie de l'auteur :

JOHN P. MCKAY is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. JOHN BUCKLER is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. BENNETT D. HILL (deceased) was Chairman and Professor of History at the University of Illinois, USA, and also Visiting Professor at Georgetown University, USA. PATRICIA B. EBREY is Professor with Joint Appointment: Early Imperial China, Song Dynasty, at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. ROGER B. BECK is Distinguished Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University, USA. CLARE HARU CROWSTON is Associate Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. MERRY E. WEISNER-HANKS is UWM Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0230584675
• ISBN 13: 9780230584679
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 1128