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Having already read quite something on World History and Prehistoric Times, in this review I focus on the aspects that were new and surprising to me, and that added something to my knowledge. The first part of this book focuses on World History. This relatively new branch in historiography is introduced in a dozen contributions by different authors. The article by Dominic Sachsenmaier in particular provides a good overview. Interesting additions to the global approach can be found in the contrib...
This first volume of the Cambridge World History limps on two legs: it provides a general introduction to the movement of World History, and an overview of human history up to approximately 10,000 years ago. As always with a work made by different authors, the level of the contributions is quite uneven and there are many overlaps and inconsistencies. For example, the method of dating: most authors use the BCE-notation (Before Common Era, corresponding to the Christian era), others the BP-notatio...
The first three hundred or so pages are mainly on the nature of Eurocentrism and how advanced methodology can rectify its deficiencies. Some important subfields of world history are introduced to demonstrate how these threads interweave the grand tapestry and how they can be used to anchor perspectives. The second part of the book uses archaeological, genetic, climatological, and linguistic data to give a vivid picture of the Palaeolithic age. It is both comprehensive and easy to grasp. After an...
An interesting beginning to what promises to be a fantastic journey.
Essays are well written. I tend to find prehistory boring but not even the essays on that put me to sleep. I would recommend taking them slowly. I found Chapter 8, Fire and fuel in human history to be particular standout.
