pt. 1. The era of Middle Eastern dominance to 500 B.C. In the beginning -- The breakthrough to civilization in Mesopotamia -- The diffusion of civilization : first phase -- The rise of a cosmopolitan civilization in the Middle East, 1700-500 B.C. -- The formation of peripheral civilizations in India, Greece, and China, 1700-500 B.C. -- pt. 2. Eurasian cultural balance, 500 B.C.-1500 A.D. The expansion of Hellenism, 500-146 B.C. -- Closure of the Eurasian Ecumene, 500 B.C. -- 200 B.C. -- Barbarian onslaught and civilized response, 200-600 A.D. -- The resurgence of the Middle East, 600-1000 A.D. -- Steppe conquerors and the European Far West, 1000-1500 A.D. -- pt. 3. The era of Western dominance, 1500-A.D. to the present. The Far West's challenge to the world, 1500-1700 A.D. -- The tottering world balance, 1700-1850 A.D. -- The rise of the West : cosmopolitanism on a global scale, 1850-1950 A.D

Includes bibliographical references and index

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