World Civilizations Author:Philip J. Adler, Phillip J. Adler This brief, full-color text is subject-oriented and takes a chronological approach to world history with an emphasis on multi-culturalism. This is a comprehensive distillation of world history that presents key information in manageable bites, resembling a story format. The text is map-intensive and rich in pedagogical features such as LINKS ... more »which detail social, political and religious events occurring in different places at the same time. Biographical Features of prominent figures of the time period being discussed and Primary Documents relating to chapter material broaden students' understanding.« less