civilization, modern

A photo-filled chronicle of the year 2001 in news and entertainment, covering business, technology, society, sports, science, health, the arts, and national and world news, including a special section on the September 11 terrorist attacks and the war in Afghanistan.

Presents an explanation of ancient Roman civilization and its model of facism, discussing its dangerous influence on governments that follow its pattern to war, inflation, over-taxation, business failure, unemployment, and poverty.

An introduction to different wonders from ancient to modern times including the Colossus of Rhodes and the internet.

Tells the story of Abraham Lincoln and looks at what was happening all around the world in his time.

An exploration of the modern history of Africa that covers social, political, scientific, technological, economic, and cultural events and developments; and includes photographs, maps, a glossary, and time lines.

Presents essays that examine significant events in the history of the mid-twentieth century, from 1941 to 1947, covering world politics, society and culture, literary movements, art and music, immigration, and legislation; arranged chronologically with maps, illustrations, and quotations from primary source documents.

Presents articles on seventy significant cross-cultural encounters in world history, such as the spread of the Phoenician alphabet, the rise of monotheistic civilizations, the opening of Japan to the West, and the AIDS pandemic, and includes time lines, glossaries, bibliographies, and seventy primary documents.

Presents main themes in twentieth-century life, including military confrontations, booms and depressions, political ideologies, and technological developments.

A selection of one-on-one interviews with forty-two poets,physicists, historians, novelists, doctors, and philosophers, discussing American life and future in an increasingly global culture.

An introduction to the ancient Egyptians that explains how their civilization influenced later societies, and discusses art, architecture, daily life, vocational options, education, medicine, government, and related topics.