Contents: V.1. The origins of civilization.- V.2. The ancient Near East.- V.3. The classical Mediterranean world.- V.4. Classical.- V.5. Classical China..- V.7. China, India, and Japan: the middle period.- V.8. Medieval Europe, edited by W. H. McNeill and S. Houser.- V.9. Modern Asia and Africa, edited by W. H. McNeill and M. Iriye.- V.10. Modern Europe and America, edited by W. H. McNeill and S. O. Houser