DOC A History of Western Society; Volume B: From the Later middle Ages to 1815 by John P. McKay; Clare Haru Crowston; Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks; Joe Perry in History

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History tells the story of mankind from prehistory to the present day using a unique visual approach; filled with timelines; images of artifacts; photography; graphics; and more. Now in its third edition; this much-loved classic has been revised and updated to bring today's current events into wider context and includes all new material on the global recession; green technologies; and the Internet and social media.This fully revised and updated third edition of History includes: • Inventions; discoveries; and ideas that have shaped world history. • A look at human achievement through artifacts; painting; sculpture; and architecture • An examination of humankind in context as part of the natural world. • Eyewitness accounts and biographies of key figures. • A comprehensive timeline chronicling the key events of the countries of the world. • Key contemporary issues; political developments; changes in leadership; and more. Homo sapiens have remained the same species; largely unchanged in genetic makeup and anatomy since the Cro-Magnon era. By contrast; the cultural; social; and technological changes since then have been nothing less than extraordinary. History is a thought-provoking journey; revealing the common threads and forces that have shaped human history.Revised and updated third edition.