Wendy F. Kasinec teaches World Civilizations at Loyola University. Michael A. Polushin is assistant professor of Latin American history at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Bold, innovative, and refreshing. . . . This is a truly global and non-hegemonic perspective.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Assyria: The Land of Assur and the Yoke of AssurChapter 3 Egypt: The First Colonial EmpireChapter 4 Supplement 1: Hegemonic Images and EmpireChapter 5 Macedonian Empire: Alexander and the Successor KingdomsChapter 6 Seleucid Babylonia: hellenism in Seleucid BabyloniaChapter 7 Mauryan Empire: India's First Imperial UnificationChapter 8 Supplement 2: Cultural Integrity and ChangeChapter 9 Eastern Germanic "Kings": Rome and the German "Kings"Chapter 10 Carolingian Empire: Integration and Social ReproductionChapter 11 Supplement 3: Family, Property, and the LawChapter 12 Africa: Islam in West AfricaChapter 13 Spain: Muslims and Christians in SpainChapter 14 Supplement 4: Four Faces of IslamChapter 15 Han Dynasty: Nomads and Han China, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.Chapter 16 T'ang Dynasty: China's Northern Frontier during the T'ang DynastyChapter 17 Supplement 5: Boundaries and BarriersChapter 18 Yamato Dynasty: The Creation of the Imperial State SystemChapter 19 Supplement 6: Cultural Attrition and Imperial ExpansionChapter 20 Mongolia: Mongol Imperial Government after Cinggis QanChapter 21 Supplement 7: Asian Rituals of RuleChapter 22 Russia: Russia and the MongolsChapter 23 Supplement 8: The Cultural MarketplaceChapter 24 Aztecs: Aztecs adn the Valley of MexicoChapter 25 Inca: Andean Peoples and the Spanish EmpireChapter 26 Supplement 9: Civic Order, Status, and Legitimacy

Wendy F. Kasinec teaches World Civilizations at Loyola University. Michael A. Polushin is assistant professor of Latin American history at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Bold, innovative, and refreshing. . . . This is a truly global and non-hegemonic perspective.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Assyria: The Land of Assur and the Yoke of AssurChapter 3 Egypt: The First Colonial EmpireChapter 4 Supplement 1: Hegemonic Images and EmpireChapter 5 Macedonian Empire: Alexander and the Successor KingdomsChapter 6 Seleucid Babylonia: hellenism in Seleucid BabyloniaChapter 7 Mauryan Empire: India's First Imperial UnificationChapter 8 Supplement 2: Cultural Integrity and ChangeChapter 9 Eastern Germanic "Kings": Rome and the German "Kings"Chapter 10 Carolingian Empire: Integration and Social ReproductionChapter 11 Supplement 3: Family, Property, and the LawChapter 12 Africa: Islam in West AfricaChapter 13 Spain: Muslims and Christians in SpainChapter 14 Supplement 4: Four Faces of IslamChapter 15 Han Dynasty: Nomads and Han China, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.Chapter 16 T'ang Dynasty: China's Northern Frontier during the T'ang DynastyChapter 17 Supplement 5: Boundaries and BarriersChapter 18 Yamato Dynasty: The Creation of the Imperial State SystemChapter 19 Supplement 6: Cultural Attrition and Imperial ExpansionChapter 20 Mongolia: Mongol Imperial Government after Cinggis QanChapter 21 Supplement 7: Asian Rituals of RuleChapter 22 Russia: Russia and the MongolsChapter 23 Supplement 8: The Cultural MarketplaceChapter 24 Aztecs: Aztecs adn the Valley of MexicoChapter 25 Inca: Andean Peoples and the Spanish EmpireChapter 26 Supplement 9: Civic Order, Status, and Legitimacy

Wendy F. Kasinec teaches World Civilizations at Loyola University. Michael A. Polushin is assistant professor of Latin American history at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Bold, innovative, and refreshing. . . . This is a truly global and non-hegemonic perspective.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Assyria: The Land of Assur and the Yoke of AssurChapter 3 Egypt: The First Colonial EmpireChapter 4 Supplement 1: Hegemonic Images and EmpireChapter 5 Macedonian Empire: Alexander and the Successor KingdomsChapter 6 Seleucid Babylonia: hellenism in Seleucid BabyloniaChapter 7 Mauryan Empire: India's First Imperial UnificationChapter 8 Supplement 2: Cultural Integrity and ChangeChapter 9 Eastern Germanic "Kings": Rome and the German "Kings"Chapter 10 Carolingian Empire: Integration and Social ReproductionChapter 11 Supplement 3: Family, Property, and the LawChapter 12 Africa: Islam in West AfricaChapter 13 Spain: Muslims and Christians in SpainChapter 14 Supplement 4: Four Faces of IslamChapter 15 Han Dynasty: Nomads and Han China, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.Chapter 16 T'ang Dynasty: China's Northern Frontier during the T'ang DynastyChapter 17 Supplement 5: Boundaries and BarriersChapter 18 Yamato Dynasty: The Creation of the Imperial State SystemChapter 19 Supplement 6: Cultural Attrition and Imperial ExpansionChapter 20 Mongolia: Mongol Imperial Government after Cinggis QanChapter 21 Supplement 7: Asian Rituals of RuleChapter 22 Russia: Russia and the MongolsChapter 23 Supplement 8: The Cultural MarketplaceChapter 24 Aztecs: Aztecs adn the Valley of MexicoChapter 25 Inca: Andean Peoples and the Spanish EmpireChapter 26 Supplement 9: Civic Order, Status, and Legitimacy