World Civilization General History (Full Color Edition) Volumes 1-10

Author: (English) J.M. Roberts
Translator: Sheng Hao, Yu Zhisen
Country: United Kingdom
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Publishing Date: 2002-10-01
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● J.M. Roberts is one of the most important historians of our time, and this book is a significant achievement in his outstanding research on world history. With his engaging narrative skills and incisive analytical methods, he describes world history, and its depth and breadth are unprecedented. —A.J.P. Taylor, The Observer
● "Anyone who wants to understand the outline of history and the essence of various disciplines can find something valuable here." —The Economist
The History of World Civilizations is a revised version of A History of World Civilizations (text version) published by Penguin Books in the UK in 1975, adapted by Oxford University Press in the UK. The new edition is in a large 16-page format, consisting of 10 volumes, covering a time span from prehistory to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1989. It is currently the longest-spanning world history series in China. The entire set contains approximately 1.8 million words, accompanied by over 2,000 color illustrations and more than 200 specially designed maps, making it rich in both text and visuals. This book was published simultaneously in multiple languages worldwide in 1998 and received significant attention in international society. Academics and book reviewers from various countries highly praised it.
1. Prehistoric Times and the Earliest Civilizations
This volume presents the history of humanity from early primates to the emergence of ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and the civilizations of the Near East. It also illustrates human evolution, agriculture and trade, the invention of tools, the construction of Mesopotamian pyramids, Egypt's glorious pharaonic era, the origins of Judaism, and the splendid civilizations of Mycenae and Carthage in the Mediterranean. The book includes over 200 photographs and 20 specially licensed full-color maps and artworks, bringing this period of history to life vividly.
2. East Asia and the Classical Era
Through compelling narration and analysis, this volume showcases the great ancient civilizations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, the Americas, classical Greece, and the Hellenistic world. It traces the trajectory of world history by exploring Hinduism, the earliest "state" forms in China, the Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica, the origins of megalithic cultures in Western Europe, and the rise of classical Greece, the cradle of democratic politics. This volume features over 200 photographs and more than 20 maps.
3. Rome and the Western Roman Empire
With its captivating narrative skills and exceptional analytical prowess, this volume retraces the rise and fall of ancient Roman society and the early development of Christianity—a world religion. It includes 200 photographs and 20 maps.
4. The Era of Diverse Traditions
This volume, written with scholarly authority and masterful storytelling, tells the fascinating stories of the birth and spread of Islam, the Byzantine Empire, the struggles for control over the Near East, the rise of the Mongol and Ottoman Empires, and the formation of Europe. It includes 200 photographs and 20 maps.
5. East Asia and the New Europe
Through engaging narrative techniques and sharp, nuanced analysis, this volume introduces the dynasties of India, the Chinese Empire, Japan, African and American empires, and the history of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. It also describes the influence of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam in India, Confucianism in China, and Shintoism in Japan; the Ghana and Mali empires in Africa...