Civilization--past and present /
by T. Walter Wallbank and Alastair M. Taylor
- New York : Foresman and Company, 1942
- 2 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.
At head of title: A survey of the history of man--his governmental, economic, social, religious, intellectual, and esthetic activities--from the earliest times to the present, in Europe, in Asia, and in the Americas. A preliminary edition, issued as a text for students at the University of Southern California, was published, 1940-1941, under the title: Man through the ages.
Includes bibliographical references
v. 1. Paleolithic era to 1650 A. D.--v. 2. From the beginnings of the modern era to the midst of the second world war. About 1650 A. D. into the fifth decade of the twentieth century.