Prehistory and the Beginnings of Civilization (History of Mankind, Cultural and Scientific Development, Volume 1)

xlvii, 873 pp. Volume 1 of 6. Illustrated with 52 pages of halftones, as well as maps and other line cuts. CONTENTS: List of Members of the International Commission; List of Corresponding Members; Foreword by the Director-General of UNESCO; Preface by the President of the International Commission; Note on the Editorial Treatment of Volume 1; Acknowledgements; Part One: Prehistory. Section One: The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic: The Natural Stage; The Evolution of Man; The History of the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Cultures; Mind; Society; Material Culture of the Palaeolithic-Mesolithic Age; Art and Religion; Section Two: The Neolithic: The History of the Neolithic Cultures; Society; Farming; Material Culture; Art and Religion; Part Two: The Beginnings of Civilization: The Bronze Age; The Urbanization of Society; The Social Structure; Techniques, Arts and Crafts; The Economic Structure; Languages and Writing Systems: Education; The Sciences; Religious Beliefs and Practices; The Fine and Applied Arts; Music and Literature; The Limits of Civilization in the Bronze Age and the Conditions of Civilized Life at the End of the Thirteenth Century BC.