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1、thecambridgeworldhistory*VOLUMEIIThedevelopmentofagriculturehasoftenbeendescribedasthemostimportantchangeinallofhumanhistory.VolumeIIofTheCambridgeWorldHistoryexplorestheoriginsandimpactofagri-cultureandagriculturalcommunities,andalsodiscussesissuesassociatedwithpastoralismandhu
2、nter-fisher-gathererecono-mies.Tocapturethepatternsofthiskeychangeacrosstheglobe,thevolumeusesanexpandedtimeframefrom12,000BCEto500CE,beginningwiththeNeolithicandcontinuingintolaterperiods.Scholarsfromarangeofdisciplines,includingarchaeol-ogy,historicallinguistics,biology,anthrop
3、ology,andhistory,tracecommondevelopmentsinthemorecomplexsocialstruc-turesandculturalformsthatagricultureenabled,suchasseden-taryvillagesandmoreelaboratefoodways,andthenpresentaseriesofregionaloverviewsaccompaniedbydetailedcasestudiesfrommanydifferentpartsoftheworld,includingSout
4、hwestAsia,SouthAsia,China,Japan,SoutheastAsiaandthePacific,sub-SaharanAfrica,theAmericas,andEurope.GRAEMEBARKERisEmeritusDisneyProfessorofarchaeology,SeniorFellowoftheMcDonaldInstituteforArchaeologicalResearch,andProfessorialFellow,StJohn’sCollegeattheUniversityofCambridge.Heisth
5、eauthorofTheAgriculturalRevolutioninPrehistoryandPrehistoricFarminginEurope(CambridgeUniversityPress,1985).CANDICEGOUCHERisaprofessorofhistoryatWashingtonStateUniversity.WithLindaWalton,shepublishedseveralworldhistorytextbooks,includingthesecondeditionofWorldHistory:Journeysfrom
6、PasttoPresent,andwasco-leadscholaronthemultimediaprojectBridgingWorldHistory..?F>:E6AB:CH?>%".64$"#'2C$$+"#+&(BD3;64CC?C96-2=3A:586-?A6C6A=B?7DB62E2:<23<62C9CC@+!FFF42=3A:586?A8!4?A6!C6A=B9CC@+!!5G5?:?A8!#"#"#(!
7、-,0*()"&##*())"(thecambridgeworldhistoryTheCambridgeWorldHistoryisanauthoritativenewoverviewofthedynamicfieldofworldhistory.Itcoversthewholeofhumanhistory,notsimplyhistorysincethedevelopmentofwrittenrecords,inanexpandedtimeframethatrepresentsthelatestthinkinginworldandglobalhisto
8、ry.Withovertwohundredessays,itisthemostcomprehe
