West African Kingdoms 500-1590 (World Eras, 10)

Mvuyekure, Pierre-Damien [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0787660477 / ISBN 13: 9780787660475

Edité par Gale Research Inc, 2003

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• Titre: West African Kingdoms 500-1590 (World Eras, 10)
• Éditeur: Gale Research Inc
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0787660477
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780787660475
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Book in good condition.

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Synopsis

World Eras is patterned after the award-winning American Decades series. Covering areas often overlooked by other publications, World Eras provides a multicultural approach that directly reflects changing curriculum standards, with a cross-disciplinary overview of world history and a strong emphasis of daily life and social history.

Each volume in this set contains in-depth coverage of one era and is organized into ten chapters:

• World events -- A Chronology
• Geography
• The Arts -- Sculpture, Architecture, Painting and Music
• Communications, Transportation and Exploration
• Social class Systems and the Economy -- focusing on social-economic hierarchy
• Politics, Law and the Military
• Leisure, Recreation and Daily life -- housing, clothing, food, education, etc.
• Family and Social Trends -- customs, beliefs, roles and responsibilities
• Religion and Philosophy
• Science, Technology and Health

Each volume includes an introductory essay that provides context and overview of the era written by a scholar in the field and will contain 150 photographs, line drawings, diagrams, illustrations and sidebars. Each chapter within a volume includes an introductory essay, a timeline, entries on specific topics, events or movements, biographies of prominent individuals, and important publications of the era. A glossary of subject-specific terms appears at the en