I had the 7th ed. This is a textbook for a world history class, at either the advanced high school or early college level. I picked it up because there some areas of early history that I'm still trying to get a good grip on.

Unfortunately this book started off on such a wildly Euro-centric note, that I was unable to get through the first chapter. The text was glib and written as if many matters are settled which are still being investigated. ( )