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This brief edition offers the unsurpassed social history ofA History of Western Societyin an accessible, lively format. Short enough to use with supplements and more affordable than its parent text,A Brief Historyretains 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.

John P. McKay, Professor of History at the University of Illinois, received his Ph.D. from the University of Columbia, Berkeley in 1968. Author of three books, he won the Herbert Baxter Adams Award from the American Historical Association with his Pioneers for Profit. He is a Senior Fulbright Fellow and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Bennett D. Hill (deceased), a former Chairman and Professor of History at the University of Illinois, received his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1963. He taught at the University of Maryland and was most recently a visiting professor at Georgetown University. He published two books and many journal articles.

John Buckler, a Professor of History at the University of Illinois, earned his doctorate at Harvard University in 1973. He has published numerous journal articles and written a monograph, The Theban Hegemony, published by Harvard University Press.

Clare H. Crowston, Associate Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earned her B.A. in 1985 from McGill University and her Ph.D. in 1996 from Cornell University. The author of many articles, she has also written Fabricating Women: The Seamstresses of Old Regime France, 1675-1791 (Duke University Press, 2001), which won two awards, the Berkshire Prize and the Hagley Prize. She is a past-President of the Society for French Historical Studies and a former chair of the Pinkney Prize Committee. Merry Wiesner-Hanks, UWM Distinguished Professor at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, earned her B.A. from Grinnell College in 1973 and her Ph.D. in 1979 at University of Wisconsin – Madison. She is the co-editor of the Sixteenth Century Journal and the author or editor of nineteen books and many articles that have appeared in many languages. She is currently the Chief Reader for Advanced Placement World History.

Maps
Images in Society
Individuals in Society
Listening to the Past
Preface
Origins, ca. 400,000–1100 b.c.e.From Caves to TownsImages in Society
The IcemanMesopotamian Civilization
Mapping the Past
Map
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
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
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
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
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Western Society: A Brief History, Complete Edition

Western Society: A Brief History, Complete Edition

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