Table of Contents

VOLUME 1: Prehistoric and Ancient World

Foreword, Thomas P. Hughes (University of Pennsylvania)
1. Stone Age, Michael Geselowitz (IEEE and Rutgers University)
2. Ancient Egypt, W. Bernard Carlson (University of Virginia)
3. Ancient and Classical India, Bryan Pfaffenberger, (University of Virginia)

VOLUME 2: Early Empires

1. Early Chinese empire, Francesca Bray (University of Edinburgh)
2. The Ancient Mediterranean, Geselowitz
3. The Romans, Carlson

VOLUME 3: The Medieval World

1. Medieval Europe, Pamela Long (Independent Scholar)
2. The Islamic Empire, Tom Glick (Boston University)
3. Late Imperial China, Bray

VOLUME 4: Traditional Cultures

1. Africa, David Killick (University of Arizona)
2. Pacific Peoples, Fred Damon (University of Virginia)
3. The Maya and Aztecs, Jeremy A. Sabloff (University of Pennsylvania)

VOLUME 5: The Industrial Age

1. Early Modern Europe, Carlson
2. The Industrial Revolution in Europe, Carlson and Kristine Bruland (University of Oslo)
3. Early Industrial America, Carlson

VOLUME 6: The Modern World

1. America as a consumer society, Carlson
2. The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, Jonathan Coopersmith (Texas A&M)
3. Technology and Globalization, Carlson

VOLUME 7: Reference Volume and Set Index

Acknowledgements
Technical Glossary, Paola Sanmiguel (University of Virginia)
Bibilography, Carlson
Recommended Web Sites, Geselowitz
General Index

Factoid from the encyclopedia

Q. Why did the Aborigines invent the boomerang?
A. So they wouldn’t have to chase after their “hunting stick” when they went hunting.

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