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The "Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History" is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs of students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore and understand the panorama of our shared human history. The encyclopedia takes a dynamic world history perspective, showing connections, interactions, and chage over time and place. Major articles by leading scholars from around the world examine essential themes and patterns such as Art, Disease, Government, Religion, Science, and War and Peace, with hundreds of articles on processes, movements, places, events, and people. Students and teachers at the high school and college levels turn to this definitive work for a connected view of world history--the story of humans and their place in the universe.
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Berkshire Encyclopedia of
World History VOLUME
5
William H. McNeill Senior Editor
Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian, David Levinson, J. R. McNeill, Heidi Roupp, Judith P. Zinsser Editors
a berkshire reference work
Great Barrington, Massachusetts U.S.A. www.berkshireworldhistory.com
Copyright © 2005 by Berkshire Publishing Group LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Cover design: Lisa Clark, LKC Design For information: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC 314 Main Street Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230 www.berkshirepublishing.com Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Berkshire encyclopedia of world history / William H. McNeill, senior editor ; Jerry H. Bentley ... [et al.] editorial board. p. cm. Summary: “A comprehensive encycloped