Atlas of the year 1000 - Book

A fascinating look at the world and it's cultures in the year 1000 AD and the link to the current state. 

In text, maps, and pictures, most in colour, and drawing on the expertise of two dozen consultants, John Man has created a concise compendium of all the major cultures of the lost millennial world of 1000. In some cultures--Europe, Islam, China, and Japan--written records contain a vast range of materials, often revealing sharply focused details of life and personality. Here lie startling contrasts with today’s world, and even foreshadowing of the future that are equally astonishing in their familiarity. For non-literate cultures--in the United States, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, Africa--this book draws on a wealth of archaeological research, some of it made available to nonspecialists for the first time.