Humanity and Society: A World HistoryNYU Press, 1977 - 470 Seiten A non-Eurocentric portrait of the major developments and integrations of social and cultural movements. |
Inhalt
The Roots of Humanity | 3 |
The First Societies | 12 |
Farming Societies | 35 |
The First Civilized Societies | 47 |
Civilization in Asia | 83 |
Oceania | 137 |
Africa | 145 |
The SlaveCommercial Civilizations | 167 |
The Byzantine and Arab Empires | 232 |
European CommercialFeudal Civilization | 243 |
The Capitalist Revolution in Europe | 290 |
America and the Capitalist Revolution | 368 |
437 | |
NOTES | 451 |
459 | |
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