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Summary: This volume covers the period from the rise of Islam and its expansion to the "discovery" of the New World by Christopher Columbus. During this epoch the Thematic part focuses on technical and scientific transfers promoted particularly by the Islamic world. It should be pointed out that the fundamental innovations, such as paper-making, decimal positional numbering and the stern-post-rudder, were products of the Asian civilizations and reached Europe through the medium of Islamic culture. In terms of cultural anthropology the regions conserve their great diversity, scientific and technical achievements tending towards universality and little by little becoming the common property of all humanity. A group of 85 authors, from 38 countries have collaborated on this volume.
A. GENERAL INTRODUCTION B. THEMATIC SECTION
Chapter 1 Environment and
population
Chapter 2 The Family, Domestic Groups
and Society Chapter 3 The State and the Law
Editor's Note 3.1 Europe
3.1.1. The principle
3.1.2. The practice
3.2 The Islamic World
3.3 Nomadic States in Central Asia
3.4 South and South East Asia
3.5 East Asia
3.6 Africa
3.7 The Americas
Chapter 4 Economic Systems and
Technologies
Chapter 5 Communication and
Transport
Chapter 6 Knowledge and Sciences
Chapter 7 Religions, Ethics and
Philosophy Chapter 8 Art and Expression
8.1 The Ancient World
8.2 The New World: the Evidence from
Meso America C. REGIONAL SECTION PART I THE HEIRS OF THE Greco-Roman WORLD
Introduction Chapter 9 Byzantium
9.1 Historical Summary
9.2 State Organization, Social
Structure, Economy and Commerce
9.3 Cultural Achievement
Chapter 10 Carolingian Europe PART II THE CONFIGURATION OF EUROPEAN PERSONALITY
Introduction
Chapter 11 Medieval Western Europe Chapter 12 East and Southeast Europe
12.1 Ethnic and Political Changes in the
Balkan Peninsula
12.2 The Christianization of the Slavs
and other Ethnic Groups, Particularly those near
the Black Sea 12.3 Literary and Artistic forms of Expression 12.3.1 Literary forms of Expression
12.3.2 Artistic forms of Expression
Chapter 13 Central and Northern
Europe
Chapter 14 The Expansion of the European
Influence Chapter 15 The Corridor between Europe and Asia
15.1 The Kiev Russ
15.2 The Armenians
15.3 The Georgians and other
Caucasians
15.4 The Crimeans PART III THE MUSLIM WORLD AND ITS ARABIAN ZONE
Introduction Chapter 16 Rise of Islam
16.1 Rise of Islam in Arabia
16.2 The Source of Islam
16.3 The Formation of the Early Islamic
Polity and Society : General Characteristics Chapter 17 Expansion of Islam and Aspects of Diversity in Asia, Africa and Europe
17.1 Poles of Expansion from Arabia
17.2 Arab Expansion in the Muslim
World
17.3 The Iranian Renaissance and the
Rise of the National Language and Literature
17.4 The Turco-Mongol Period 17.5 The West of Islam
17.5.1. Al-Maghrib, Spain and Sicily
17.5.2. The Sudan and Countries South of
the Sahara Chapter 18 The Islamic World : Social and Material Life, Classes and Communities
18.1 Society and Material Culture of the
Islamic World
18.2 Non Muslims in Islamic Society
Chapter 19 Arabia and the Eastern Arab
Lands (Al-Mashriq) Chapter 20 North and North-east Africa
20.1 Misr (Egypt)
20.2 Al-Maghrib
Chapter 21 Muslims in the Iberian
Peninsula, the Mediterranean Coast and its
Islands PART IV THE ASIAN WORLD
Introduction
Chapter 22 Iran
Chapter 23 Central Asia Chapter 24 Turkish Expansion towards the West:
24.1 Islamization of the Turks, Oghuz
and Turkmen
24.2 The Turkmen Forays into Western
Anatolia and the Balkans
24.3 The Turkmen in Western Anatolia and
their Emirates Chapter 25 South Asia
25.1 India
25.2 Sri Lanka
25.3 Nepal
Chapter 26 South-east Asia and the Asian
Islands in the Pacific
Chapter 27 China Chapter 28 Japan and Korea
28.1 Japan
28.2 Korea Chapter 29 Siberian-Manchurian Hunting Peoples: Nomadism
29.1 Siberian and Manchurian Peoples:
Nomadism
29.2 The Turkish and Mongol Peoples of
the Steppes: Pastoral Nomadism
Chapter 30 The Mongol Empire
Chapter 31 The Tibetan Cultural Area PART V THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
Introduction Chapter 32 Western Africa
32.1 The Peoples
32.2 The Economy
32.3 Societies and Political
Structures 32.4 Religions
32.4.1. African Traditional
Religions
32.4.2. Islam and Christianity
32.5 Arts and Sciences
Chapter 33 Nubia and The Nilotic
Sudan
Chapter 34 Ethiopia Chapter 35 The Eastern Coast and the Indian Ocean Isles
35.1 Environment and Techniques
35.2 Trade and Urban Development
35.3 Arab Muslim Cultures and Local
Cultures (Swahili) on the East Coast of Africa
and the Indian Ocean Islands
35.4 Mixed Cultures of Madagascar and
the other Islands
35.5 International Importance of the
Region
Chapter 36 Central and Southern
Africa PART VI CIVILIZATIONS OF AMERICA
Introduction Chapter 37 North America
37.1 North American Arctic Cultures
37.2 North-western North America
37.3 Prehistory of the Eastern Woodlands
of North America
37.4 The Greater Southwest
37.5 North-eastern Mexico Chapter 38 Mesoamerica and Central America
38.1 Mesoamerica. Central and Northern
Areas
38.2 Central America Chapter 39 South America
39.1 The Caribbean Area and the
Orinoco-Amazon Region
39.2 The Central Andes
39.3 Southern South America
PART VII OCEANIA AND THE PACIFIC |
