This new text offers a comparative study of all the early civilizations both the old world and the new. It explores the ties and links between civilizations and analyses how environments, ideologies and institutions have shaped civilizations and contributed to their collapse.
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By TammyJo Eckhart "TammyJo Eckhart" (Bloomington, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)
This review is from: Ancient Civilizations (Paperback)
There is a serious lack of textbooks today for anyone trying to teach a survey course in ancient history that isn't specifically focused on one culture or one single period. The general problem that most textbooks have -- too focused on 2 or 3 regions with barely a mention of other ancient cultures -- is the exact opposite problem with this book. First there is the problem of defining when ancient civilizations existed. This book goes from pre-history to the 16th century after the Europeans start settling the Americas! Second so many cultures are touched upon that very few get the treatment they deserve. It feels as though these authors are attempting to compensate for an "too Mediterranean view" but as a result note dealing with them in any acceptable way. A much better survey book would first limit the time periods it looks at (I'd suggest beginning of cities to fall of Rome in the West) then think about the themes you want to cover. Use those themes (urbanization, status, economics, trade, military, gender, intellectual matters) to look at a variety of civilizations in that period. So basically, I'm still waiting for a better ancient survey textbook to come out.
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