This global world history text emphasizes the major stages in societies’ different interactions and assesses the development of major societies.  Encompassing social, cultural, political and economic history, the authors examine key civilizations in world history.  World Civilizations balances the discussion of independent developments in the world's major civilizations with comparative analysis of the results of global contact.

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The primary goal of 'World Civilizations' is to present a global history, from the development of agriculture and herding to the present day. It divides the main periods of human history according to the changes in the nature and extent of global contacts.