Complete Agatha Christie Vol 1

Richard Ingersoll's World Architecture: A Cross-Cultural History , Second Edition, provides the most comprehensive and contemporary survey in the field. Each chapter within the text's chronological organization focuses on three unique architectural cultures, giving instructors the flexibility to choose which traditions are the most relevant to their courses. The text also provides students with numerous pedagogical tools, including timelines, comparative maps, a glossary, and text boxes devoted to social factors and specific issues in technology and philosophy. The result is a compendious method for understanding and appreciating the history, cultural significance, beauty, and diversity of architecture from around the world. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Contents......Page 4 Preface......Page 7 CHAPTER 1: Prehistory......Page 12 CHAPTER 2: 3000–1500 BCE......Page 45 CHAPTER 3: 1500–750 BCE......Page 79 CHAPTER 4: 700–200 BCE......Page 116 CHAPTER 5: 200 BCE–300 CE......Page 161 CHAPTER 6: 300–600......Page 206 CHAPTER 7: 600–800......Page 241 CHAPTER 8: 800–1200......Page 280 CHAPTER 9: 1200–1350......Page 330 CHAPTER 10: 1350–1500......Page 385 CHAPTER 11: 1500–1600......Page 440 CHAPTER 12: 1600–1700......Page 495 CHAPTER 13: 1700–1750......Page 553 CHAPTER 14: 1750–1800......Page 604 CHAPTER 15: 1800–1850......Page 650 CHAPTER 16: 1850–1890......Page 697 CHAPTER 17: 1890–1920......Page 753 CHAPTER 18: 1920–1940......Page 805 CHAPTER 19: 1940–1970......Page 857 CHAPTER 20: After 1970......Page 921 Glossary......Page 968 Credits......Page 994 Index......Page 997 A chronological and geographic introduction to the world's greatest architecture