Documents in World History, Volume 1, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (June 28, 2011) © 2012

  • Peter N. Stearns George Mason University
  • Stephen S. Gosch University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
  • Erwin P. Grieshaber Minnesota State University, Mankato
  • Allison Scardino Belzer Armstrong Atlantic State University
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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.

Table of contents

  • 1 Babylonian Law: How an Early State Regulated Its Subjects
  • 2 Ancient Egypt
  • 3 The Hebrew Bible
  • 4 Key Chinese Values: Confucianism and Its Legacy
  • 5 Daoism
  • 6 Legalism: An Alternative System
  • 7 Women in Classical China: Ban Zhao
  • 8 Benevolence and Virtue or Military Force? A Chinese Debate
  • 9 Zoroastrianism: The Major Persian Religion
  • 10 Herodotus and The Persian Empire
  • 11 Greek Political Systems
  • 12 Polybius on Roman Political Institutions
  • 13 Women in Mediterranean Societies
  • 14 Christianity: Teachings and Practice
  • 15 The Fall of Rome
  • 16 Hindu Beginnings: The Rig Veda and the Bhagavad Gita
  • 17 Buddhist Teachings: Noble Truths and Guidance for Daily Life
  • 18 How to Rule an Empire: Kautilya and Ashoka
  • 19 Gender Relations in Classical India
  • 20 “Home on the Range”: The Rise of the Pastoral Nomads in Central Asia
  • 21 The Opening of the Silk Road
  • 22 The Islamic Religion
  • 23 Religious and Political Organization in the Islamic Middle East
  • 24 The Quran and the Family
  • 25 Peasant Life in Tang and Song China
  • 26 “The Noble and Magnificent City of Hangzhou”: Marco Polo in China
  • 27 Valor and Fair Treatment: The Rise of the Samurai
  • 28 Western European Political Institutions: The Influence of Christianity and
  • 29 Russia Converts to Christianity
  • 30 Faith and Reason: Thomas Aquinas
  • 31 Anchors Aweigh! Trade and Islam in the Indian Ocean Network
  • 32 Merchants and Trade: Sources and Comparisons
  • 33 Travelers to Holy Places: Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian Pilgrims
  • 34 Europe, the Middle East, and Beyond: The Crusades: Christian and Muslim Reactions
  • 35 Religious Tolerance in Medieval Spain
  • 36 African Kingdoms and Islam
  • 37 Africa Through the Eyes of a European Merchant
  • 38 Mayan and Aztec Creation Stories and an Account of Aztec Worship
  • 39 Tribute Under the Aztecs and Incas
  • 40 Chinggis Khan and the Rise of the Mongols
  • 41 The Mongol Empire Takes Shape
  • 42 Sailing to Calicut: Chinese and Portuguese Voyages

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