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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Out ... Read more

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This book challenges traditional perceptions of Australian Aboriginal prehistory: that environment is the major determinant of hunter-gatherers; that Aborigines were egalitarian and culturally homogeneous; that they experienced few economic and demographic changes. Lourandos argues that their social and economic processes were complex and that the prehistory period was dynamic. Lourandos considers colonization, Tasmanian Aborigines, the role of fire, the intensification debate, plant exploitation and other prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies. ... Read more

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Out ... Read more

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Taking readers on a fascinating journey through the 7-million-year-old landscape of the human past, this internationally renowned book provides a narrative account of human prehistory from the earliest times up to the earliest civilizations. Written in a jargon-free, easily accessible style, the Eleventh Edition is designed to show how today's diverse humanity developed biologically and culturally over millions of years against a background of constant climatic change. Exploring all areas of the world evenly and covering all periods of prehistory from human origins to the appearance of literate civilizations, this book highlights recent discoveries, new archaeological methodologies, and the latest theories of human biological and cultural evolution. For professionals with a career or interest in anthropology, archaeology, history, sociology, or education.

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Origins of Mankind
Very good histort of the beginnnings of man on planet Earth. Very thorough and most intersting for all ages.

spelbinding meeting
as a student of the archaeology department of the aristotele university of thessaloniki i had a cource called "an introduction to prehistorical civilization".all over the year i did not have a clue what prehistory because i paid no attention to the lessons given although evey friday morning i was inside the classroom. the exams were close,i had to do something urgentely. to tell the truth i didn`t expect to find such a book to give me the essential knowledge i needed to understand this part of history and to give the gourage to continue reading and learning on this subject.easy to read and to understand too. lovely and encouraging writing giving all sort of primary ( further more)information on the theme discussed. i honestly believe it was a spelbinding meeting with this book that i will never forget.

spelbinding meeting
as a student of the archaeology department of the aristotele university of thessaloniki i had a cource called "an introduction to prehistorical civilization".all over the year i did not have a clue what prehistory because i paid no attention to the lessons given although evey friday morning i was inside the classroom. the exams were close,i had to do something urgentely. to tell the truth i didn`t expect to find such a book to give me the essential knowledge i needed to understand this part of history and to give the gourage to continue reading and learning on this subject.easy to read and to understand too. lovely and encouraging writing giving all sort of primary ( further more)information on the theme discussed. i honestly believe it was a spelbinding meeting with this book that i will never forget. ... Read more

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This reference provides a chronicle of the evolutionary history of the Earth, tracing the development of primitive man and wildlife, dinosaurs, and reptiles, as well as the origins of civilized society. More than 1500 illustrations - including clearly labelled diagrams, "field-guide" illustrations, and maps - help readers to grasp important concepts. Coverage includes: Our planet's origins which examines rocks, rivers, ice, and air, as well as the birth of the solar system; Prehistoric life which looks at fossils, plants, and trees, invertebrates, and reptiles, birds, and mammals; The age of dinosaurs which provides an A-Z section of the many types of dinosaurs and their physical characteristics, behaviour, extinction, and classification; and The first human which gives information on man's ancestors, primates, apes and man, man "upright", periods of evolution, international development, adaptation to climate and environmental changes, as well as life-like reconstructions of human skeletons. ... Read more

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Encompassing the entire history of humankind, beginning with our earliest ancestors and highlighting significant advances throughout time, this new revised edition is divided into six major thematic sections and contains a new epilogue and new maps.Amazon.com Review
Writing a one-volume history of the world is a project fraughtwith peril: in such a book, surely something important will be leftout, glossed over, missed. Hugh Thomas does a better job than most,especially in his attention to the material basis for humansociety--the farming, mining, stockraising, and industry that keep usfed and clothed. He has a sweeping view of historical trends, such asthe worldwide emergence of kingship and the inevitable collapse ofempires. Thomas's view is resolutely Eurocentric, and he passes byAsian history with a swift glance. With that fault in mind, however,the reader will find in Thomas's pages a handy and very well-writtenwork of historical reference. ... Read more

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The "land in between" is the upper Saint John Valley, a region straddling the Maine-New Brunswick border. A zone of contacts between different Native American cultures until the arrival of the Europeans, it was disputed by the British and the French in the colonial period and settled by Acadians and French Canadians in the eighteenth century. To this day, it has remained the site of a distinct French-American culture, and its residents have striven to preserve their specificity and unity despite the international boundary. The Land in Between is a narrative survey history of this fascinating and unique region and is also designed to serve as a reference for teachers, librarians, archivists, and historians. It includes documents (many translated from the original), maps, and an extensive bibliography. ... Read more

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This five volume work examines the lives of 450 individuals whose contributions greatly influenced the world's cultures that flourished from the Renaissance through 1900. An annotated bibliography accompanies each entry. ... Read more

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Popular Controversies in World History: Investigating History's Intriguing Questions: Prehistory and Early Civilizations offers a unique way of looking at pivotal events and puzzling phenomena, from the earliest evidence of human activity to the time of great civilizations in the ancient world.

From the geographic location of human origins to the purpose of Stonehenge, Popular Controversies in World History: Prehistory to 2000 B.C.E. covers a series of ongoing debates that have captivated both the historical community and the public at large. In each chapter, established experts offer credible opposing arguments related to a particular question, providing readers with resources for independent critical thinking on the issue. It is a format that lets students, scholars, and other interested readers participate in some of the most intriguing conundrums facing historians today.

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This incredible retrospective takes a sweeping look at the origins, historical influences and growth of art in the Western world, all the way from ancient cave paintings to video art, taking in Egyptian sculpture, Gothic architecture, Romanticism, Surrealism and many more schools and styles along the way. Sumptuously illustrated, with reproductions of the most definitive examples of each era, and including showcases which highlight the meaning behind the art, "Art of the Western World" is a brilliantly detailed summary for anyone interested in art or art history. Featuring key information on the political and social influences which drove each artist to do what they did, this book merges an incredible variety of high-quality artwork reproductions with a vast wealth of knowledge. In this way it is as suitable for an art student as it is a gallery visitor. It features a full index of artists and works. ... Read more