Rev. ed. of: History of mankind / [International Commission for a Hi story of the Scientific and Cultural Development of Mankind]. 1963-1969 .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

v. 1. Prehistory and the beginnings of civilization / edited by S.J. De Laet ; co-edited by A.H. Dani, J.L. Lorenzo, R.B. Nunoo. -- v. 2. F rom the third millennium to the seventh century B.C. / edited by A.H. D ani, J.-P. Mohen. -- v. 3. From the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. / edited by Joachim Herrmann, Erik Zurcher. -- v. 4. From the seventh to the sixteenth century / edited by M.A. al-Bakhit, L. Ba zin, S.M. Cissoko ; co-edited by M.S. Asimov ... [et al.]. -- v. 5. Fro m the sixteenth to the eighteenth century