The first comprehensive work to take a large-scale thematic look at the human species worldwide. Comprised of multiple volumes covering 9 eras, an introductory volume, and an index, it charts the extraordinary journey of humankind, revealing crucial connections among civilizations in different regions through the ages.

An Introduction to World History -- Era 1: Beginnings of Human Society -- Era 2: Early Civilizations, 4000-1000 BCE -- Era 3: Classical Traditions, 1000 BCE-300 CE -- Era 4: Expanding Regional Civilizations, 300-1000 -- Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000-1500 -- Era 6: The First Global Age, 1450-1770 -- Era 7: The Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914 -- Era 8: Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945 -- Era 9: Promises and Paradoxes, 1945-Present -- Index.