--- product_id: 1705961 title: "World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction (8th Edition) 8th Edition" brand: "brian m. fagan" price: "AR$216695" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/1705961-world-prehistory-a-brief-introduction-8th-edition-8th-edition store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction (8th Edition) 8th Edition **Brand:** brian m. fagan **Price:** AR$216695 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction (8th Edition) 8th Edition by brian m. fagan - **How much does it cost?** AR$216695 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/1705961-world-prehistory-a-brief-introduction-8th-edition-8th-edition) ## Best For - brian m. fagan enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted brian m. fagan brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction (8th Edition) 8th Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61GhxCPCgRL.jpg) ![World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction (8th Edition) 8th Edition - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31IlAL4QfqL.jpg) ![World Prehistory: A Brief Introduction (8th Edition) 8th Edition - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411lhiYo5QL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Book is ok. *by C***C on Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2013* Fagan is kind of repetitive. The book covers a lot in term of period of time and it's my class test book. Although the book was new, seller did not provide me with the code for online access to the course's material and I had to buy it separately. ### ⭐⭐⭐ ... to recorded history (roughly the Bronze Age) is a great idea. It sets the stage for the more ... *by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015* The idea for a standardized "World Prehistory" course covering the time from the evolution & dispersal of Homo sapiens from Africa to recorded history (roughly the Bronze Age) is a great idea. It sets the stage for the more common World History courses that cover the time period from the first Bronze Age cities up to the Industrial Age. However, this particular textbook is only okay. It's nowhere near as interesting as Brian Fagan's more well-known books (e.g. Floods, Famines & Emperors; The Long Summer; The Great Warming) that dealt primarily with the effects of climate change on historical societies and were often as thought-provoking as Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel.Here's a couple points I was dissatisfied with:1) The photos are all black & white and rather low quality. Another issue is that we get a lot of photos of ruins but only a few artist reconstructions of what these ancient towns & cities looked like when people actually inhabited them. This makes it difficult for the reader to imagine how sophisticated these societies were and how they managed space & resources.2) The book is a bit to heavy on data (names, dates) and too light on theory. This leaves the reader with a general idea of what happened where, but not why or how. The discussions of the Neolithic & Urban revolutions seemed quite brief & simplistic. The Upper Paleolithic Revolution that gave rise to behaviorally modern humans wasn't even mentioned.3) The Upper Paleolithic era when humans dispersed across the globe is presented as rather boring. Readers don't hear much about the strange world the Ice Age hunter-gatherers encountered, teeming with now-extinct megafauna like wooly mammoths and cave bears and with various now-sunken continents like Doggerland, Sundaland, Sahul and Beringia.4) Fagan does an adequate job of covering the prehistory of the Near East, Africa, the Americas, Polynesia, India, East & Southeast Asia, but conspicuously leaves out Europe (other than Minoan & Mycenean Greece), Central Asia, Australia, and Arctic areas ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent *by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2011* It saddens me to have to send this textbook back as trade-in so I can afford the textbooks for my next semester. The author explains in detail the origins, interactions and complexities of human prehistory without resorting to technical language. I've had my 14 year old cousin read this book and she not only understood it but loved it. 'I wish my school's books were this cool' she said. That alone speaks volumes for the book and the author. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/1705961-world-prehistory-a-brief-introduction-8th-edition-8th-edition](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/1705961-world-prehistory-a-brief-introduction-8th-edition-8th-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-06-06*