colleges and universities with over 400 adoptions in its eighth edition. The new Ninth Edition maintains the qualities that have made it a success, while incorporating new material that enriches the text's global coverage and comparative approach.  The text also boasts an elegant new design that features full-color illustrations and maps throughout.World Civilizations offers one of the premier learning resources with its new Homepage.  Students and faculty can access a vast array of electronic sources on the World Wide Web.  Thomas Pearcy offers students a media-laden review pedagogy, integrated with an investigative method that opens the textbook onto the Web. A good map is essential when traveling the World Wide Web.

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