
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. --back Cover. Introduction: What And Why Is World History? -- A World History Skeleton -- Habits Of Mind In World History -- Managing Time: Choosing And Evaluating World History Periods -- Managing Space: World History Regions And Civilizations -- Contacts And The Structure Of World History -- Topics In World History -- Disputes In World History -- World History In The Contemporary Era. Peter N. Stearns. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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2010-01-01
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