World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction

by Brian M . Fagan (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.30

  The compact edition of Brian Fagan's bestselling People of the Earth offers a brief survey of world archaeology. This comprehensive text gives students a clear overview of the major issues and theoretical debates. For the new edition there are new chapters on the study of world prehistory and the origins of civilization and increased coverage of cultural developments.* New - More coverage of major cultural developments and discoveries. * BENEFIT NEEDED. * New - Increased coverage of theories relating to food production and the rise of civilization. * BENEFIT NEEDED. * New - Chapters on the study of world prehistory, theories of the origins of food production and the origins of civilizations. * BENEFIT NEEDED. * Up-to-date analysis and expanded coverage of Mesoamerican and Andean civilizations. * BENEFIT NEEDED. * Good summaries of the earliest civilizations and their development. * BENEFIT NEEDED. * Gives students a grasp of the major issues and theoretical debates about world prehistory unobtainable elsewhere. * BENEFIT NEEDED. * Allows instructor to discuss theories on major issues and to relate them to actual data summarized in other chapters. * BENEFIT NEEDED. * Unique chapter (1) on the phenomenon of world prehistory and alternative perspectives on the past and time. * BENEFIT NEEDED.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1993

  $6.68

  Assuming no previous knowledge of archaeology, this book is a short survey of human prehistory, from the origins of human kind to the rise of the first civilizations. It first defines its subject, and then introduces readers to the major developments in prehistory, tracking the movement of Homo erectus from Africa, the spread of Homo sapiens, and civilization. Brian Fagan presents all sides of major controversies in telling the story of human diversity, focusing not just on the classic areas of Europe and the Near East, but on lesser known regions of Australia and the Pacific.