World History: The Basics

Name: World History: The Basics
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780415582742
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By Peter N. Stearns

Series: The Basics

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World History: The Basics introduces readers to the fast-growing field of world history, exploring fundamental questions such as what world history entails, how to study a subject with vast geographic and chronological scope, and the controversies surrounding it. Written by a leading founder of the discipline, the book covers major themes including time, place, civilizations, and cross-cultural contacts, offering a comprehensive introduction to this dynamic field.
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Ideal for students, educators, and general readers interested in gaining a clear and concise foundation in world history and its evolving methodologies.

Written by one of the founders of the field and addressing all of the major issues, World History: The Basics is both an ideal introduction to world history and an important statement about the past, present and future of the field.

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World History has rapidly grown to become one of the most popular and talked about approaches to the study of history. World History: The Basics introduces this fast-growing field and addresses key questions such as: What is world history? How do we study a subject with such a broad geographic and chronological range? Why has world history been controversial?

Written by one of the founders of the field and addressing all of the major issues including time, place, civilizations, contact, themes and more, this book is both an ideal introduction to world history and an important statement about the past, present and future of the field.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415582742

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 November 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: General / adult, Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 540g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Peter N. Stearns is Provost and Professor of History at George Mason University. He is Series Editor for Routledge's Themes in World History and founder and editor of the Journal of Social History.