Societies, Networks, and Transitions, Volume 1: To 1500 by Craig A. Lockard PDF

By Craig A. Lockard

ISBN-10: 1439085358

ISBN-13: 9781439085356

SOCIETIES, NETWORKS, AND TRANSITIONS connects different areas of the realm among chapters, and explores broader international subject matters in part-ending essays. This cutting edge constitution combines the accessibility of a neighborhood process with the rigor of comparative scholarship to teach scholars international background in a very international framework. The "tree, tree, tree, wooded area" association assures that scholars remain engaged and certain of whilst and the place they're of their examine of global heritage. The textual content additionally includes a powerful specialize in tradition and faith. writer and veteran instructor Craig Lockard engages scholars with a distinct method of cultural artifacts; equivalent to, track and paintings. a number of pedagogical features--including concentration questions, part summaries, and web-based research aids--support scholars and teachers as they discover the interconnectedness of alternative humans, areas, and classes within the worldwide previous. the second one variation positive factors all new maps--beautiful to examine and study with---- an open, student-friendly layout. also, the textual content has been greatly revised to sharpen the narrative.

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Looks at the history of the United States as part of modern world history. Bentley, Jerry H. Shapes of World History in 20th Century Scholarship. Washington, DC: American Historical Association, 1996. A brief presentation of the scholarly study of world history. Buschmann, Rainer F. Oceans in World History. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2008. An innovative overview of how oceans connected distant societies. Chanda, Nayan. Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization.

For the Latin anno domini, “in the year of the Lord”). Many history books published in Europe and North America still employ this system, which has spread around the world in recent centuries. The notion of Christian and pre-Christian eras has no longer been satisfactory for studies of world history because it is rooted in the viewpoint of only one religious tradition, whereas there are many in the world, usually with different calendars. Hence, the Christian calendar has little relevance for the non-Christian majority of the world’s people.

Martin’s, 2000. A valuable collection of essays on various aspects of world history and how it can be studied. Useful for students as well as teachers. Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe. Pathfinders: A Global History. W. Norton, 2006. Readable survey of exploration. Headrick, Daniel R. Technology in World History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Good summary of this important topic. Hodgson, Marshall G. S. Rethinking World History: Essays on Europe, Islam, and World History. Edmund Burke III, ed.

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