This reader, edited by well-known author Mark Kishlansky, includes a diversity of historical documents from world and western history designed to supplement textbooks and lectures in the teaching of world civilizations. It is an ideal complement to WORLD HISTORY, 2nd, by Duiker and Spielvogel and WORLD HISTORY, 2nd, by Upshur et al. This reader provides a balance of constitutional documents, political theory, philosophy, imaginative literature, and social description.