Pouwels present an accessible, comprehensive, and balanced global overview of the world's major civilizations from the ancient world to modern times. Well more than half of the content focuses on the world outside of Europe. As one of the most graphic and pedagogically driven books in the market, the text appeals to students and professors alike. Hundreds of illustrations, maps, and documents, overviews, self-tests, and additional rich pedagogical features make the history of world civilizations easier for students to study and understand.
Volume 2 includes 33 concise chapters make content manageable for students while giving instructors the flexibility to present the material in any way they choose. Written by leading scholars in their respective fields,Heritage of World Civilizations 8e,combines unusually strong and thorough coverage of the unique heritage of Asian, African, Islamic, Western, and American civilizations, while highlighting the role of the world's great religious and philosophical traditions.
Using a unique periodization, this book divides the main periods of human history according to changes in the nature and extent of global contacts. The primary goal of World Civilizations is to present a truly global history since the development of agriculture and herding to the present. Overview of World History. Readers interested in the history and development of civilization worldwide.
Fifty-six concise chapters make content manageable for students while giving instructors the flexibility to present the material in any way they choose. A wide selection of documents, images, maps and charts is presented along with chapter-opening timelines, source introductions, points for consideration, and questions designed to clarify the material and stimulate discussion. The reader is organized chronologically, but also provides an alternate topical Table of Contents, which allows instructors and students to compare sources across cultures and time periods.
A new feature to this edition, "Using This Book," assists students in fully analyzing sources and context. Popular Books. A collection of primary source documents in world history covering the time period from through the late twentieth century. This brief text will meet the needs of instructors who want a lively narrative style without sacrificing the themes and pedagogy that make world history understandable to students; it is also ideal for instructors who want to supplement a A variety of pedagogical tools, including features on relevant films and new end-of-chapter study aids, make this edition accessible to any learning style.
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