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A Concise History of the World

Authors

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Published 2026

Description

Telling the story of humankind from the Paleolithic to the present, this book widens and lengthens human history. Renowned historian Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families, kin groups, gender hierarchies, sexuality, race and ethnicity, labor, religion, consumption, and material culture. She examines how these structures and activities changed over time, highlighting key developments that defined eras, such as the growth of cities or the creation…

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Key features

  • Extensively revised and updated edition of a popular and widely adopted coursebook, designed to appeal to a new generation of students and scholars of world history
  • Draws on new material from the history of the emotions, Indigenous history, material culture studies, and the history of sexuality to broaden the story of human history beyond politics and great men to a huge range of topics
  • Written in accessible language and supported by a website with original sources, this book is ideal for introductory courses

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Read our interview with Merry Wiesner-Hanks about the new edition