Coauthored by five leading historians from around the world, this book takes a genuinely global view of history and examines the interactions among the civilizations of all six continents on equal terms!
A global-historical perspective meets innovative visual storytelling. Tracing the interactions among the civilizations of six continents from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century, the book breaks away from a Western-centered narrative and offers a deeper historical perspective on today's turbulent world.
A clear, accessible account that makes complex historical developments easy to follow. Read it like a TV series, with every chapter building to a climax.
A definitive work by a golden team of five international authors and top translators, combining scholarship with readability!
What is civilization?
Is it a scattering of sparks, or a long journey rushing toward the same ocean?
The world we take for granted was never inevitable. It was shaped by countless turning points in the histories of civilizations: from Mesopotamian clay tablets to Silicon Valley chips, from the bells of Silk Road caravans to the whistles of global shipping routes, from bronze ritual vessels to treaties signed at gunpoint... War, trade, faith, and technology have woven the fate of our world through conflict and coexistence.
Civilization: The Human Journey is unlike any other history of the world. It is a sweeping, richly illustrated global history.
Coauthored by five leading historians from around the world, it examines the interactions among the civilizations of all six continents on equal terms. More than a hundred photographs and maps of National Geographic caliber transform its sweeping epic into a feast for the eyes. Focusing on twelve decisive moments, it clearly reveals the pivotal turning points in the tide of history.
We come from different continents, yet share the same river of history.
