civilization

The imaginative and artistic achievements of ancient Native Americans are showcased with breathtaking photographs of the ancient monuments and artifacts of each culture. Myths and the history of the culture in painting, architecture, philosophy, and poetry are highlighted. Includes full-color art.

Chronicles Europes transformations from the late 18th century through the present and examines the European response to both prosperity and war.

Contains essays and illustrations which explore aspects of the history and contemporary status of the Silk Road, a trade network that connected Central Asia to East Asia and the Mediterranean from about the second century B.C.E. to the fourteenth century, written as part of the Silk Road Project, Inc, a nonprofit organization founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Presents an overview of the development and history of Latin America, from the Spanish and Portuguese speaking states created in the early 1820s in the New World, through the twentieth century, and explains the diversity of ethnic groups, economics, politics, art, and literature of these varied cultures. Includes chronology.

Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting key writers and works from the post-World War II era, and includes a time line, glossaries, and resources for further study.

Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting key writers and works from the Renaissance, and includes a time line, glossaries, and resources for further study.

Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting key writers and works from the Victorian era, and includes a time line, glossaries, and resources for further study.

Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting key writers and works from the Modernist period 1900 to 1945, and includes a time line, glossaries, and resources for further study.

Explores the geographical/ethnographic background, and cultural history of Russia and the former Soviet Union, and features a tour of modern-day regions. Includes a chronological table, over forty maps, and illustrations.

Explores the geographical/ethnographic background, and cultural history of China, and features a tour of modern-day regions. Includes a chronological table, over fifty maps, and illustrations.