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Covering the last five hundred years of global history, this title examines the processes that have transformed the Earth and put growing pressure on natural resources.
Modern Travel in World History uses three themes ¿ technology, mass movements, and travellers ¿ to examine the history of the modern world from the fifteenth-century transatlantic explorations to the impact of the global COVID pandemic of the 21st century.
Modern Travel in World History uses three themes ¿ technology, mass movements, and travellers ¿ to examine the history of the modern world from the fifteenth-century transatlantic explorations to the impact of the global COVID pandemic of the 21st century.
"Covering societies from classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men, women, and gender roles when different cultural systems come into contact. Now in its third edition, the book has been thoroughly updated"-- Provided by publisher.
Looks at farming in early civilizations - from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to early China and India - and asks how it is that since farmers have played a critical role in the fate of the species that they have never enjoyed high social status.
Revised edition of the author's Sexuality in world history, 2009.
The history of the Indian Ocean provides a snapshot of many of the key issues in world history.
Western Civilization in World History takes up the recent debates about the well-established 'Western civ' approach versus the newer field of world history. Stearns reviews and analyzes key aspects of Western civilization in a global context.
This volume provides a concise introduction to the diverse ideas about disease and its treatment throughout the world. Drawing on case studies from ancient Egypt to 21st-century America and Europe, this survey discusses concepts of sickness and forms of treatment in different cultures.
Exploring overarching themes in a comparative context, this title provides a survey of the history of the Jewish people from biblical antiquity to the present.
Taking a comparative approach, Alan T. Wood traces the evolution of democracy from its origins in prehistoric times, and describes democratic growth in 13 Asian countries from Japan in East Asia to Pakistan in South Asia.
Presents an overview of the history of education, from ancient times onwards. This book presents a survey of the history of education. It analyzes patterns of religious and cultural influence in classical societies, and the ways in which conquest, trade and cross-cultural contacts helped to shape educational change in post-classical societies.
Examines the key theme of trading in world history, from the earliest signs of trade until the long-distance trade systems such as the famous Silk Road were firmly established. This book traces the development of long-distance trade, from its beginnings in the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods through early river valley civilizations.
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