Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents: Volume 3, The Modern World

Content: V.1. The ancient world / David Matz, volume editor : Chronology --
Part I. Historical overview : Sumeria 
 China 
 India 
 Egypt 
 Israel 
 Greece 
 Rome --Part II. Domestic life : Families and households --
Old age and retirement --
Travel --
Making a living --
Part III. Economic life : Urban life --
Rural life --
Slavery --
Trade and commerce --
Part IV. Intellectual life : Education --
Respect for writing, language, and literature --
Health and medicine --
Oratory --
Part V. Material life : Food and drink --
Houses and furniture --
Clothing --
Part VI. Political life : Government --
Justice and legal system --
Warfare --
Part VII. Recreational life : Sports and games --
Fishing and hunting --
Vacations, celebrations, and festivals --
Part VIII. Religious life : Deities --
Priests and religious rituals --
Death and the afterlife --
Glossary of individuals and terms --
Appendix : Biographies of document authors. V.2. The Middle Ages and Renaissance / Lawrence Morris, volume editor : Chronology --
Part I. Historical overview : The early middle ages (410-1066) --
The later middle ages (c. 1066-1492) --
The Renaissance and early modern era (1492-1660) --
Part II. Domestic life : Life cycles --
Women's roles --
Children --
Part III. Economic life : Urban life --
Rural life --
Trade and monetary systems --
Slavery --
Part IV. Intellectual life : Education --
Science and medicine --
Language and literature --
Part V. Material life : Food and drink --
Housing and furniture --
Clothing and personal appearance --
Part VI. Political life : Government and hierarchy --
Legal systems --
Warfare --
Part VII. Recreational life : Games and sports --
Performing arts --
Visual arts --
Part VIII. Religious life : Deities and doctrines --
Priests and rituals --
Death and the afterlife --
Glossary of individuals and terms --
Appendix : Biographies of document authors. V.3. The modern world / David M. Borgmeyer and Rebecca Ayako Bennette, volume editors : Chronology --
Part I. Historical overview : The eighteenth century: 1700-1815 --
The nineteenth century: 1915-1914 --
The twentieth and twenty first centuries: 1914-present --
Part II. Domestic life : Women's roles --
Children --
Old age --
Part III. Economic life : Urban life --
Rural life --
Trade and migration --
Part IV. Intellectual life : Education --
Science --
Health and medicine --
Language and literature --
Art --
Part V. Material life : Food and drink --
Houses and furniture --
Clothing and personal appearance --
Technology --
Part VI. Political life : Social hierarchy --
Government --
Justice and legal systems --
Warfare --
Part VII. Recreational life : Games and sports --
Travel --
Music and dance --
Part VIII. Religious life : Religions in contact --
Forms of worship --
Systems of belief --
Death and the afterlife --
Glossary of individuals and terms --
Appendix : Biographies of document authors.