The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History Volume I

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Featuring a beautiful new design THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES 7th Edition presents world history in a balanced global framework shifting the focus away from political centers of power and toward the living conditions and activities of ordinary people. This truly global world history book employs a fundamental theme -- the interaction of human beings and the environment -- to compare different times places and societies. Special emphasis is given to technology (in its broadest sense) and how technological development underlies all human activity.