Peter N. Stearns
World Past to World Present
A Sketch of Global History
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World Past to World Present: A Sketch of Global History provides an unusually brief and present-focused treatment of human history beginning with the advent of agriculture and ending with considerable attention to world history developments since World War II.This accessible and concise text covers a very real but selected history of the human experience. The book emphasizes the importance of contacts and exchanges among different cultures and economies up to contemporary globalization, and consistent attention is devoted to comparisons among major regional societies. The characteristics of agricultural, and later industrial, societies help e…
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World Past to World Present: A Sketch of Global History provides an unusually brief and present-focused treatment of human history beginning with the advent of agriculture and ending with considerable attention to world history developments since World War II.This accessible and concise text covers a very real but selected history of the human experience. The book emphasizes the importance of contacts and exchanges among different cultures and economies up to contemporary globalization, and consistent attention is devoted to comparisons among major regional societies. The characteristics of agricultural, and later industrial, societies help establish a larger framework within the text. Peter N. Stearns works to connect past developments to contemporary global patterns and problems, explicitly balancing major changes with significant continuities. Key features include:A no-frills approach to an expansive stretch of human historyEncourages students to understand the importance of studying history by focusing on aspects of the past that are particularly useful in assessing the current state of the worldInvites instructors to combine the advantages of systematic summary coverage with varied supplementary readingNine maps illustrate important movements and civilizations throughout the world.Truly international in coverage, this book has been specifically designed as a core text for Global History survey courses.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-00-043346-3
- EAN: 9781000433463
- Produktnummer: 35913467
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 346 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 9 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 9 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 2 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Peter N. Stearns is University Professor of History at George Mason University, USA. He has taught a freshman world history course every year for over three decades; he also helped introduce the Advanced Placement world history program. Stearns has written widely on a variety of topics in the field, most recently including books on time and on happiness in world history.
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