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Western society : a brief history / John P. McKay ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan ; Boston : Bedford/St Martin's, c2010Description: 2 v. (xxx, 839, [40] p.) col. ill., col. ports., col. maps 26 cmISBN:
  • 0312682999
  • 9780312682996
  • 0230594530
  • 9780230594531
  • 0312683006
  • 9780312683009
  • 0312683014
  • 9780312683016
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909.09821 22
Other classification:
  • Ka
  • Kq
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This brief edition offers the unsurpassed social history of A History of Western Society in an accessible, lively format. Short enough to use with supplements and more affordable than its parent text, A Brief History retains the sustained attention to daily life, the rich art and map program, and all of the special features of the full-length edition. Extensive study aids help students comprehend the material and prepare for exams. Now you can have it all in a briefer book.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dawson

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Maps
  • Images in Society
  • Individuals in Society
  • Listening to the Past
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 Origins, ca. 400,000-1100 b.c.e.From Caves to TownsImages in Society
  • The IcemanMesopotamian Civilization
  • Mapping the Past
  • Map
  • 1.1 Spread of Cultures in the Ancient Near East
  • The Invention of Writing and the First Schools
  • Mesopotamian Thought and Religion
  • Sumerian Social and Gender Divisions
  • The Spread of Mesopotamian Culture
  • The Triumph of Babylon
  • Life Under HammurabiEgypt, the Land of the Pharaohs (3100-1200 b.c.e.)
  • The God-King of Egypt
  • The Pharaoh's People
  • The Hyksos in Egypt (1640-1570 b.c.e.)
  • The New Kingdom: Revival and Empire (1500-1075 b.c.e.)
  • Individuals in SocietyNefertiti, the "Perfect Woman"The Hittites and the End of an Era (ca. 1640-1100 b.c.e.)
  • The Coming of the Hittites (ca. 1640-1200 b.c.e.)
  • The Fall of Empires and the Survival of Cultures (ca. 1200 b.c.e.)
  • Chapter Review
  • Key Terms
  • Notes
  • Listening to the Past
  • A Quest for Immortality
  • Chapter 2 Small Kingdoms and Mighty Empires in the Near East, ca. 1100-513 b.c.e.Disruption and Diffusion
  • The End of Egyptian Power
  • The Rise of Phoenicia
  • Individuals in SocietyWen-Amon
  • The Children of Israel
  • The Evolution of the Jewish State
  • Elements of Jewish ReligionAssyria, the Military Monarchy
  • The Power of Assyria
  • Mapping the Past
  • Map
  • 2.2 The Assyrian and Persian Empires
  • Assyrian Culture
  • The Empire of the Persian Kings
  • The Land of the Medes and Persians
  • The Rise of the Persian Empire (550-540 b.c.e.)
  • Thus Spake Zarathustra
  • Chapter Review
  • Key Terms
  • Notes
  • Listening to the Past
  • The Covenant Between Yahweh and the Hebrew
  • Chapter 3 Classical Greece, ca. 1650-338 b.c.e.Hellas
  • The Land
  • The Minoans and Mycenaeans (ca. 2000-ca. 1100 b.c.e.)
  • Homer, Hesiod, Gods, and Heroes (1100-800 b.c.e.)
  • The Polis
  • Origins of the Polis
  • Governing Structures
  • The Archaic Age (800-500 b.c.e.)
  • Overseas Expansion
  • The Growth of Sparta
  • The Evolution of Athens
  • The Classical Period (500-338 b.c.e.)
  • The Persian Wars (499&a