World Civilizations: v. 2
Sources, Images and Interpretations
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-07-057814-2 (ISBN)
Description
This flexible two-volume anthology of primary, secondary and visual sources provides a broad introduction to the evolution of World Civilizations from ancient history to 1700. A wide selection of short documents, photographs, maps and charts is presented along with introduction, commentaries, guides, and questions designed to clarify the material and stimulate discussion. The reader is organized chronologically and regionally, and offers an alternate topical table of contents. This anthology gives students the insight into how historians use evidence and make interpretations that underlie our understanding of World Civilizations.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
photographs, maps, charts
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-057814-2 (9780070578142)
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Other editions
Previous edition
Dennis Sherman | etc. | A. Tom Grunfeld
World Civilizations: v. 2
Sources, Images and Interpretations
Book
01/1994
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
€32.23
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Persons
Dennis Sherman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice - Tom Gunfeld, Empire State College - Gerald Markowitz, John Jay College of Criminal Justice - David Rosner, Baruch College - Linda Heywood, Howard University.
Content
Volume II: Chapter 1: Global Encounters and Cultures in Conflict, 1500-1700. Chapter 2: Europe's Early Modern Era, 1500-1789. Chapter 3: Asia, 1500-1700. Chapter 4: A World of Reason and Motion: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment in the West. Chapter 5: Revolution, Nationalism and the State in Europe, 1789-1914. Chapter 6: Industrialism, Social Change and Culture in the West. Chapter 7: The Americas, 1700s-1914. Chapter 8: Asia, 1700-1914. Chapter 9: Africa, 1500-1880. Chapter 10: Imperialism and New Global Entaglements. Chapter 11: War, Revolution and Authoritarinism in the West, 1914-1945. Chapter 12: Asia and Africa Between World Wars I and II. Chapter 13: Global Transformations and the Struggles of Superpowers. Chapter 14: The Present in Perspective and the Beginnings of the Twenty-first Century.