G. ROBINA QUALE is Professor of History at Albion College. She is the author of A History of Marriage Systems (Greenwood Press, 1988) and Eastern Civilizations (1966d ed. 1975).

• Preface Introduction General Considerations Early Human Experience Through the Neolithic Era The Age of Regional Cities and Peasantry: 3500 B.C. to A.D. 1500 General Considerations: Southwest Asia, North Africa, and Europe South, East, and Southeast Asia; Africa South of the Sahara; and the Americas The Age of World Cities: Late 15th Through 20th Centuries A.D. Europe: Western, Mediterranean, Central, and Eastern The Americas and the Pacific Africa South of the Sahara, North Africa, and Southwest Asia India (South Asia) and China Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan Conclusion: From the Age of World Cities to the Global Village Bibliography Index

G. ROBINA QUALE is Professor of History at Albion College. She is the author of A History of Marriage Systems (Greenwood Press, 1988) and Eastern Civilizations (1966d ed. 1975).

• Preface Introduction General Considerations Early Human Experience Through the Neolithic Era The Age of Regional Cities and Peasantry: 3500 B.C. to A.D. 1500 General Considerations: Southwest Asia, North Africa, and Europe South, East, and Southeast Asia; Africa South of the Sahara; and the Americas The Age of World Cities: Late 15th Through 20th Centuries A.D. Europe: Western, Mediterranean, Central, and Eastern The Americas and the Pacific Africa South of the Sahara, North Africa, and Southwest Asia India (South Asia) and China Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan Conclusion: From the Age of World Cities to the Global Village Bibliography Index

G. ROBINA QUALE is Professor of History at Albion College. She is the author of A History of Marriage Systems (Greenwood Press, 1988) and Eastern Civilizations (1966d ed. 1975).

• Preface Introduction General Considerations Early Human Experience Through the Neolithic Era The Age of Regional Cities and Peasantry: 3500 B.C. to A.D. 1500 General Considerations: Southwest Asia, North Africa, and Europe South, East, and Southeast Asia; Africa South of the Sahara; and the Americas The Age of World Cities: Late 15th Through 20th Centuries A.D. Europe: Western, Mediterranean, Central, and Eastern The Americas and the Pacific Africa South of the Sahara, North Africa, and Southwest Asia India (South Asia) and China Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan Conclusion: From the Age of World Cities to the Global Village Bibliography Index