{"product_id":"ancient-mediterranean-civilizations","title":"Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations","description":"\u003cp\u003eChallenging the stereotypes and myths that typically characterize students' understanding of antiquity, Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations: From Prehistory to 640 CE, Second Edition, focuses on continuity and connections, along with cultural diffusion and cultural diversity, to show how history is a cumulative process and that numerous similar themes recur in different times and places. The text also explores sensitive issues and debates including\n\u003cbr\u003eattitudes toward race, ethnicity, and tolerance; gender issues and roles; slavery; social mobility; religion; political evolution; the nature of government; and\n\u003cbr\u003eimperialism.FEATURESNew! Chapter 9: \"Civilization beyond the Near East, Greece, and Rome (2300-31 BCE)\"New! \"Digging Antiquity\": Illustrated features that discuss specific archaeological sites, many of which can still be visited today New!: \"Looking Back\": Chapter summaries, followed by \"Looking Ahead\" sections that preview the following\n\u003cbr\u003echapters\"History Laboratory\": Concise observations on how historians use different methodologies to interpret historical evidence and to debunk pseudoscience\"Historical Controversy\": Reflections that explore conflicting modern\n\u003cbr\u003einterpretations of ancient phenomena \"A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words\": Illustrations of distinctive material artifacts, accompanied by brief essays\"Mysteries of History\": Selections that address puzzling and intriguing aspects of the past\"In Their Own Words\": Extended quotations that exemplify each chapter's main themes Stunning Interior\n\u003cbr\u003eDesign: More than 200 maps and illustrations, including an eight-page color portfolioAn Image Bank containing more than 100 PowerPoint-based slides and approximately forty maps, available to adopters\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46061352648942,"sku":"9780199384457","price":94.25,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780199384457.jpg?v=1736529896","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/ancient-mediterranean-civilizations","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}