Documents in World History, Volume 1

For introductory courses in world history.

Offers a range of documents that illustrates civilisations from key stages in world history, with special attention to comparing major societies. Documents in World History is a thematically organised, authoritative collection of original sources that highlight political, social, cultural and economic issues in world history. The text also provides documents on the hot topics of gender and cultural history. Revised and updated with over a quarter of the documents new, this edition retains its global emphasis. Standard selections and political coverage have been improved, and attention to Islam and Christianity as well as South Asia have been expanded.