World Past To World Present

Author : Peter N. Stearns
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000433463
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Past to World Present written by Peter N. Stearns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 history Encourages 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 world Invites instructors to combine the advantages of systematic summary coverage with varied supplementary reading Nine 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.

Author : Candice Goucher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135088284
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World History written by Candice Goucher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World History: Journeys from Past to Present uses common themes to present an integrated and comprehensive survey of human history from its origins to the present day. By weaving together thematic and regional perspectives in coherent chronological narratives, Goucher and Walton transform the overwhelming sweep of the human past into a truly global story that is relevant to the contemporary issues of our time. Revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this innovative textbook combines clear chronological progression with thematically focused chapters divided into six parts as follows: PART 1. EMERGENCE (Human origins to 500 CE) PART 2. ORDER (1 CE-1500 CE) PART 3. CONNECTIONS (500-1600 CE) PART 4. BRIDGING WORLDS (1300-1800 CE) PART 5. TRANSFORMING LIVES (1500-1900) PART 6. FORGING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY (1800- Present) The expanded new edition features an impressive full-color design with a host of illustrations, maps and primary source excerpts integrated throughout. Chapter opening timelines supply context for the material ahead, while end of chapter questions and annotated additional resources provide students with the tools for independent study. Each chapter and part boasts introductory and summary essays that guide the reader in comprehending the relevant theme. In addition, the companion website offers a range of resources including an interactive historical timeline, an indispensable study skills section for students, tips for teaching and learning thematically, and PowerPoint slides, lecture material and discussion questions in a password protected area for instructors. This textbook provides a basic introduction for all students of World History, incorporating thematic perspectives that encourage critical thinking, link to globally relevant contemporary issues, and stimulate further study.

Author : John Whitney Hall
Publisher : JG Press
ISBN 13 : 9781464303333
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History Of The World written by John Whitney Hall and published by JG Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressive publishing landmark traces the history of the world from the beginning of the pyramids to the war on terrorism. Vibrant prose bring to life each epoch in this majestic account of the story of mankind. With nearly one million words, this book is the ultimate resource for historians, teacher and students alike. It is a rare book that speaks so artfully to such a wide range of topics including the history of art, politics, religion, philosophy, science, technology and literature. Divided both chronologically and geographically, History of the World is a compelling reference guide filled with more than vivid illustrations and over 60 maps.

Author : Donald Rosser
Publisher : Xlibris Us
ISBN 13 : 9781984532411
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our World, Past and Present written by Donald Rosser and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An avid bicyclist, Rosser has cycled extensively in Europe with the Lafayette Riders, a club of French and American cyclists. In his age group, he was a New Jersey State champion for the three years that he indulged in top-level competition. He has three daughters, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Rosser published a collection of his early columns in 2012 in a book titled A Collection of Stuff. He now lives in Holiday Village, a retirement community in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and writes for the village newspaper.

Author : Mark Mazower
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143123947
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Governing the World written by Mark Mazower and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A majestic narrative reckoning with the forces that have shaped the nature and destiny of the world’s governing institutions The story of global cooperation is a tale of dreamers goading us to find common cause in remedying humanity’s worst problems. But international institutions are also tools for the powers that be to advance their own interests. Mark Mazower’s Governing the World tells the epic, two-hundred-year story of that inevitable tension—the unstable and often surprising alchemy between ideas and power. From the rubble of the Napoleonic empire in the nineteenth century through the birth of the League of Nations and the United Nations in the twentieth century to the dominance of global finance at the turn of the millennium, Mazower masterfully explores the current era of international life as Western dominance wanes and a new global balance of powers emerges.

Author : Patman Robert G
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9813232412
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Zealand And The World: Past, Present And Future written by Patman Robert G and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to provide the reader with an overview of New Zealand's international relations. It is a country that has often shown an international presence that is out of proportion to the modest spectrum of national economic, military and diplomatic capabilities at its disposal. In this volume, the editors have called upon a range of specialists representing a range of views drawn from the worlds of academia, policy-making, and civil society. It is an attempt to present a rounded picture of New Zealand's place in the world, one that does not rely exclusively on any particular perspective. The book does not claim to be exhaustive. But it does seek to present a more wide-ranging treatment of New Zealand's foreign relations than has generally been the case in the past. Five broad themes help shape and organize the contributions to the text: History and National IdentityEconomics and RegionalismMoralityGeopolitics and National Security InterestsDiplomatic Engagement and Multilateralism Contents: Introduction: New Zealand and the World: Past, Present and Future (Iati Iati and Robert G Patman)History and National Identity: Building Foreign Policy in New Zealand: The Role of the University of Otago Foreign Policy School, 1966–1976 (Austin Gee, Robert G Patman and Christopher Rudd)The New Zealand Prime Minister and the 1985 Otago Foreign Policy School — A Pivotal Moment for the Labour Government's Foreign Policy (Ken Ross)Gallipoli, National Identity and New Beginnings (Ian McGibbon)National Identity and New Zealand Foreign Policy (Terence O'Brien)Exporting Aotearoa New Zealand's Biculturalism: Lessons for Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada (David B MacDonald)What Does New Zealand's Changing Demography Mean for Its Place in the World? (Andrew Butcher)Economics and Regionalism: New Zealand and Its Asia-Pacific Destiny: Sailing the Waka in Ever-Widening Circles (Brian Lynch)New Zealand's Evolving Response to Changing Asia-Pacific Trade and Economic Currents Since 1989 (Robert Scollay)New Zealand and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Negotiations: Strategy, Content and Lessons (Jane Kelsey)New Zealand's Strategic Influence and Interests in an Increasingly Global Pacific (Anna Powles)Old Friends in the New Asia: New Zealand, Australia and the Rise of China (Hugh White)Morality: Kāwanatanga, Tino Rangatiratanga and the Constitution (Ranginui Walker and Tracey McIntosh)What Happened to the New Zealand Peace Movement? Anti-Nuclear Politics and the Quest for a More Independent Foreign Policy (Kevin P Clements)The Globalisation of the Human Security Norm: New Zealand/Aotearoa Leadership and Followership in the World (Jacqui True and Maria Tanyag)The Price of the Club: How New Zealand's Involvement in the "War on Terror" has Compromised Its Reputation as a Good International Citizen (Jon Stephenson)New Zealand, a Comprehensive Maritime Strategy, and the Promise of a New Atlantis (Peter Cozens)Geopolitics and National Security Interests: New Zealand Foreign Policy and the Challenge of Leading the United Nations Security Council in July 2015 (Murray McCully)Recalibration, Rapprochement and Resocialization: US–New Zealand Relations and the Obama Administration's "Pivot" to Asia (Joe Burton)Continuity and Change in New Zealand Defence Policymaking (Peter Greener)Informing the National Interest

Author : Neil MacGregor
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141966831
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the World in 100 Objects written by Neil MacGregor and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a dramatically original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilisations have left behind them, often accidentally, as prisms through which we can explore past worlds and the lives of the men and women who lived in them. The book's range is enormous. It begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with an object from the 21st century which represents the world we live in today. Neil MacGregor's aim is not simply to describe these remarkable things, but to show us their significance - how a stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people, how Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency or how an early Victorian tea-set tells us about the impact of empire. Each chapter immerses the reader in a past civilisation accompanied by an exceptionally well-informed guide. Seen through this lens, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. An intellectual and visual feast, it is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years.

Author : Peter N Stearns
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134262612
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Childhood in World History written by Peter N Stearns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-05-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling a gap in a field with very few teaching books available, Childhood in World History provides a much-needed historical overview. Studying childhood historically greatly advances our understanding of what childhood is about, and a world history focus permits broad questions to be asked. Peter N. Stearns, an esteemed name in the field, focuses on childhood in several ways: childhood across change – the shift from hunting and gathering to an agricultural society, the impact of civilization, and the emergence of major religions new and old debates about the distinctive features of Western childhood, including child labour the emergence of a modern, industrial pattern of childhood in the West, Japan and communist societies, focusing on education and economic independence globalization and the spread of child-centred consumerism. Highlighting the gains, the divisions, and the losses for children across the millennia, this fascinating book will appeal to students across the board, and will prove an excellent teaching resource.

Author : William Woodruff
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349122327
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of the Modern World written by William Woodruff and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991-12-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the major changes in world history and world economy during the past five hundred years and explains to what extent world forces have been responsible for shaping both past and present. Its underlying theme is the struggle for power in which, since the sixteenth century, the West has prevailed. Many of the problems of the contemporary world - including terrorism - are the legacy of the period of Western domination. Until the rise of the West, and its incomparable impact on every branch of human activity, the centre of the world has been in Asia. By the nineteenth century world power was firmly in the hands of the West. America's later rise to world status was prompted by the two world wars. The most prominent of the Western nations, the US is now blamed for all the excesses of an earlier colonial age.

Author : Zachary Wingerd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781516510603
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conversations of Modern World History: 50 Voices from 1400 to the Present written by Zachary Wingerd and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring fifty primary source documents introduced within an historical narrative, Conversations of Modern World History: 50 Voices from 1400 to the Present offers readers an overview of the last six hundred years of the human experience. From the Chinese Ming dynasty to the emerging Russian Federation, students learn stories and perspectives of the past as told by those who lived them. Both a textbook and a source reader, Conversations of Modern World History provides the historical and biographical contexts needed to understand and thoughtfully react to the conversation of history. A diverse group of men and women offer their perspective of various moments in history through their speeches, political statements, books, and journals. Each annotated document naturally leads to the next, helping readers understand that historical events were interconnected and that current discussions have roots going back hundreds of years. Conversations of Modern World History combines the best of general narrative textbooks, short biographies, and primary source readers to help students see the interconnectedness of humanity past and present. It is an ideal text for world history survey courses from the 1400s onward. Zachary Wingerd earned his Ph.D. in transatlantic history from the University of Texas, Arlington. He taught at Lon Morris College and the University of Texas, Tyler before joining the faculty at Baylor University. Dr. Wingerd has taught courses in world, American, Atlantic, Texas, and Latin American history, as well as historiography.