The Modern World

Civilizations of Africa, Civilizations of Europe, Civilizations of the Americas, Civilizations of the Middle East and Southwest Asia, Civilizations of Asia and the Pacific
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7656-8096-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 859 Seiten, Format (B × H): 298 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 4370 g

Designed to meet the curriculum needs for students from grades 7 to 12, this five-volume encyclopedia explores world history from approximately 5000 C.E. to the present. Organized alphabetically within geographical volumes on Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Southwest Asia, and Asia and the Pacific, entries cover the social, political, scientific and technological, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the modern world.Each volume includes articles on history, government, and warfare; the development of ideas and the growth of art and architecture; religion and philosophy; music; science and technology; and daily life in the civilizations covered. Boxed features include "Turning Point," "Great Lives," "Into the Twenty-First Century," and "Modern Weapons". Maps, timelines, and illustrations illuminate the text, and a glossary, a selected bibliography, and an index in each volume round out the set.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Takacs, Sarolta

Farah, Mounir

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Topic Finders, Maps, The Modern World Vol. 1: Civilizations of Africa Vol. 2: Civilizations of Europe Vol. 3: Civilizations of the Americas Vol. 4: Civilizations of the Middle East and Southwest Asia Vol. 5: Civilizations of Asia and the Pacific

Über Autor(innen)

Sarolta Takacs Rutgers University; Mounir Farah, University of Arkansas