To Explain It All
Everything You Wanted to Know about the Popularity of World History Today
Published on 18. September 2019
Book
Hardback
202 pages
978-1-4758-5190-8 (ISBN)
Description
World history is not a subject; it is all the subjects. Because of this, world history as a discipline has never fit well with the traditional definition of historical research. H.G. Wells wrote the first true book of world history in 1920 and only a few authors have made the attempt to "explain it all" since Wells. In that time, world history has become the chosen subject of polymaths and the field possesses the most potential to unite all of the disciplines of knowledge. The subject of world history has developed several approaches, with "Big History" being the most modern, and flawed, of its variants.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
486 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4758-5190-8 (9781475851908)
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Chris Edwards
To Explain It All
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Popularity of World History Today
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09/2019
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Chris Edwards, EdD, teaches World History, AP World History, and English in the Midwest. He is the author of numerous books on science, philosophy, and educational theory. He directs a summer institute for math and science teachers, is a frequent contributor to Skeptic magazine, and has presented his teaching methodology nationally through publications and presentations through the National Council for Social Studies.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1: H.G. Wells: The Outline of History
Chapter 2: A Short History of the World for Children
Chapter 3: Will and Ariel Durant's The Story of Civilization
Chapter 4: Variations on the World Historical Approaches
Conclusion
References
About the Author
Chapter 1: H.G. Wells: The Outline of History
Chapter 2: A Short History of the World for Children
Chapter 3: Will and Ariel Durant's The Story of Civilization
Chapter 4: Variations on the World Historical Approaches
Conclusion
References
About the Author