Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E., 1952-

A concise history of the world / Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. - xii, 395 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. - Cambridge concise histories .

Cambridge concise histories

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction; 1. Foraging and farming families (to 3000 BCE); 2. Cities and classical societies (3000 BCE-500 CE); 3. Expanding networks of interaction, 500 CE-1500 CE; 4. A new world of connections, 1500 CE-1800 CE; 5. Industrialization, imperialism, and inequality, 1800-2015; Index.

A global history of humankind as producers and reproducers from the Paleolithic to the present. Renowned social and cultural historian Merry Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining the social and cultural developments that are at the heart of the big questions in world history today.

9781107028371 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781107694538 (pbk. : alk. paper)


World history--Textbooks.
Historia mundial--Libros de texto.

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