A History of World Societies

By John P. McKay

This guide provides supplementary instruction and increases students' chances for academic success by helping them get the most out of their textbooks. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395944945
• ISBN13: 9780395944943
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 8.5" x 1.0"
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12

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Units of measurement...

I was interested in a previous post that questioned the ability of a runner to cover "50 leagues or 175 miles per day," and discovered that an Ancient Roman league is equivalent to 2.22 km; therefore, 50 leagues would approximate 111 km or 68.93 miles - presumably a distance entirely possible for a top athlete of the day. Fascinating, huh? This book is an excellent resource for students.

A comprehensive and accurate account of world history

This extraordinarily well written book contains every essential fact with which we all need to be familiar. No other book on the market offers so much information at such a low price. Furthermore, the structure of the book facilitates reading and also makes it more interesting. Needless to say, many history books nowadays present biased accounts of historic facts (after all, it is a well known fact that winners write history books). This book, on the other hand, provides a relatively unbiased and balanced account of world history. I have read a number of history books but none of them is nearly as well written and well structured as this one. In my view, this book should be a part of every student's book collection. Highly recommended.

An excellent resources for teachers and students

As a high school history teacher, I have found this book to be an excellent resource for lecture notes. It includes specific and detailed information to illustrate significant historical periods and events that I have not found anywhere else. For example, the section on the Renaissance contains facinating detail on the role of women and Africans in Europe at that time. I have also loaned this book to students because the authors clearly outline the "so what" of historical events.