A History of World Societies introduces students to the global past through social history and the stories and voices of the people who lived it. The book’s r

The lively and accessible narrative and the hallmark focus on social and cultural history that has made A History of World Societies one of the most successful

The lively and accessible narrative and the hallmark focus on social and cultural history that has made A History of World Societies one of the most successful

"Surveys 10,000 years of social evolution from the earliest pre-industrial socities to the contemporary globalized world."--Page 4 of cover.

In the Fourth Edition of Cultures and Societies in a Changing World, author Wendy Griswold illuminates how culture shapes our social world and how society shape