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Title: Societies and Cultures in World History: Volume 1 to 1715 by Mark Kishlansky, Patrick Geary, Patricia O'Brien, R. Bin Wong ISBN: 0-06-500351-9 Publisher: HarperCollins College Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $96.00

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Average Customer Rating: 2 (1 review)

Rating: 2
Summary: Full of information, but poorly put together
Comment: This book was a requirment for my honors World History class and neither I, my class, nor my teacher enjoyed reading it. This book does have several positive factors though. It is full of information, dates, and facts. It also features very useful timelines, and excerps from important documents of whatever period is in question. But while these things are good...the bad outnumber them.

It is said that chronology is a historian's secret weapon. The biggest problem in this book is the lack of chronology. The various sections in this book (or what use to be different volumes) are all categorized by civilization and not by time. Since primarily used in a World History class, though, it is hard and downright confusing sometimes to create a mental timeline while reading. Instead there are overlapping dates and the text will hop around chronologically. While when I used this book it was mandatory, if anyone is simply looking for a reference for something, I reccomend you find another book.