Alfred J. Andrea, general editor ; Carolyn Neel, associate general editor
Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
2011
1 online resource (21 v.) :
ill., maps
Includes bibliographical references and index
v. 1. An introduction to world history -- v. 2. Era 1: Beginnings of human society -- v. 3-4. Era 2: Early civilizations, 4000-1000 BCE -- v. 5-6. Era 3: Classical traditions, 1000 BCE-300 CE -- v. 7-8. Era 4: Expanding regional civilizations, 300-1000 -- v. 9-10. Era 5: Intensified hemispheric interactions, 1000-1500 -- v. 11, 12, 13. Era 6: The forst global age, 1450-1770 -- v. 14, 15, 16. Era 7: The age of revolutions, 1750-1914 -- v. 17-18. Era 8: Crisis and achievement, 1900-1945 -- v. 19-20. Era 9: Promises and paradoxes, 1945-present -- v. 21. Index
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Focuses on specific themes of human development across cultures era by era, providing the most in-depth, expansive presentation available of the development of humanity from a global perspective