The Essential World History (with InfoTrac)

This is a brief introduction to the civilizations of the world. The text covers such individual civilizations as China, India, and Europe, and provides points of comparison between and among these civilizations. It emphasizes breadth and accessibility, and contains a wealth of primary source documents, beautiful 4-color maps, and useful supplements. The text is available in a comprehensive volume as well as two separate volumes: Volume I (Chapters 1-19), to 1800, and Volume II (Chapters 14-32), since 1500.