books.google.co.uk - THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES presents world history in a balanced, global framework, shifting the focus away from political centers of power. This truly global text for the world history survey course employs a fundamental theme--the interaction of human beings and the environment--to compare different...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Earth_and_Its_Peoples_A_Global_Histo.html?id=jvsVSqhw-FAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History