Everyday Life through the Ages

Presents a journey through 15,000 years of world history. Profusely illustrated, the book covers both the familiar and the exotic, with such topics as: food and drink; fads and fashions; homes and furnishings; heating and lighting; plumbing and sanitation; work and wages; sports and amusements; arts and music; courtship and marriage; crime and punishment; weapons and warfare; health and medicine; religion and morality; transport and travel; money and trade; inventions and education; politics and government; and death and burial. There are 4 sections: ancient worlds (10,000 BC-AD 100); old worlds, new worlds (AD 100-1775); the modern world (AD 1776-1900); and the way it is now (A-Z of everyday things).Davison, Michael Worth is the author of 'Everyday Life through the Ages', published 2002 under ISBN 9780756754129 and ISBN 0756754127.