People of the Earth: An Introduction to World Prehistory [With CDROM]

by Brian M. Fagan, Nadia Durrani, Dr. Brian Fagan

Book Overview

This internationally renowned text provides the only truly global account of human prehistory from the earliest times through the earliest civilizations. Written in an accessible way, "People of the Earth "shows how today' s diverse humanity developed biologically and culturally over millions of years against a background of constant climatic change.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130593826
• ISBN13: 9780130593825
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Weight: 3.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Origins of Mankind

Very good histort of the beginnnings of man on planet Earth. Very thorough and most intersting for all ages.

A decent introduction to world prehistory

"People of the Earth" is not the first of Fagan's books I have read; I studied "Clash of Cultures" for another purpose, although it allowed me to learn the author's style. Fagan is often perceived as "wordy" by most students, but I refuse to carry such a pernicious, pejorative burden in my critical rhetoric. I must acknowledge that here, as in "Clash of Cultures," it seems he devoted more time than necessary to certain subjects, perhaps revealing a certain degree of bias. I posit that he is not biased as much as he is esoteric. "People of the Earth" is a worthy, detailed introduction to world prehistory, mentioning more detail than many university courses will synthesize. The prose in this text is occasionally challenging but ultimately enthralling if held to closer inspection. Oddities therein may appear in certain instances, but to delineate them would be to disregard scope and argue from semantic analysis alone. This text is not perfect, but no text is ever perfect. Still, it is an excellently accessible textbook given the breadth of information it must provide.

spelbinding meeting

as a student of the archaeology department of the aristotele university of thessaloniki i had a cource called "an introduction to prehistorical civilization".all over the year i did not have a clue what prehistory because i paid no attention to the lessons given although evey friday morning i was inside the classroom. the exams were close,i had to do something urgentely. to tell the truth i didn`t expect to find such a book to give me the essential knowledge i needed to understand this part of history and to give the gourage to continue reading and learning on this subject.easy to read and to understand too. lovely and encouraging writing giving all sort of primary ( further more)information on the theme discussed. i honestly believe it was a spelbinding meeting with this book that i will never forget.