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Benefiting from the unifying viewpoint of a single author, this two-volume narrative tells the story of human events on the move - the exciting event history of wars and politics, booms and busts, the rise and fall of empires, and more. It also reaches beyond the events that have shaped world history to trace the broader development of human institutions and ideas as they evolve through time. Coverage of both events and broader trends is presented as part of major global movements, through the lives of the people who lived them, and as succinctly and vividly as possible. - Streamlined presentation - 30 chapters help students comprehend the material with a more sharply focused narrative. - 'Glance Ahead' chapter openers - Helps students focus on the main points to be discussed. - Many new 'Voices from the Past' boxes - Makes material more relevant for students. - New time lines, maps, and pictures - Provides students with up-to-date material, and methods of understanding that material - Smaller trim size for easier reading - Makes book more convenient for instructors and students. - Combined or spilt-volume coverage - Gives Instructors a choice - Probing the Past boxed readings - Fosters students critical evaluation of readings from leading global historians. - Vigorous narrative style - Encourages students to actually read and engage with the text.
Contents
Volume I, Many Worlds: A Global History to 1500 Introduction: Venture Into History 1. The World Before History: Stone Age People. I. ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS (3500 - 200 BCE). 2. Pyramid Tombs and Ziggurat Temples: Egypt and Mesopotamia. 3. Prophets and Philosophers: The Hebrews and the Greeks. 4. Brahman, Buddha, and the Age of the Sages: The Emergence of India and China. 5. The Furnaces of Meroe and the Olmec Heads: Ancient Civilizations of Africa and the Americas. II. THE CLASSIC AGE (500 BCE - CE 500). 6. From Persepolis to the Palatine: The Roman and Persian Empires. 7. From the Ganges to the Gobi: Gupta India and Han China. 8. From the Sahara to Peru: The Classic Age in Africa and the Americas. III. EXPANDING CULTURAL ZONES (500 - 1500 CE). 9. Cathedral Spires: The Growth of Christendom. 10. Domes and Minarets: The Spread of Islam. 11. Merchants and Missionaries of the Indies: India and Southeast Asia. 12. The Middle Kingdom: China and East Asia. 13. Kings and Conquering Peoples: Empires of Africa and the Americas. 14. Toward a Larger World: From the Bantu Migrations to the Mongol Empire. Volume II, One World? A Global History Since 1500 Introduction: The Convergence of History. IV. THE WORLD IN BALANCE (1350 - 1600). 15. The West Reborn: Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation. 16. The Muslim Center: Ottoman Turkey, Safavid Persia, and Mughal India. 17. Mandarins and Samurai: Ming China and the Emergence of Japan. 18. Power Beyond Eurasia: Songhal and Great Zimbabwe, the Aztecs and the Incas. V. THE WORLD OF INTERCONTINENTAL EMPIRES (1500 - 1900). 19. Caravels and Cannon: The Rise of Western Imperialism. 20. Barricades, Ballots, and Steam: The Transformation of Europe. 21. Liberators and Robber Barons: The Americas from Colonies to Countries. 22. Maxim Guns and Merchant Bankers: The Climax of Western Imperialism. VI. STRUGGLES FOR THE GLOBAL FUTURE (1900 - 2000). 24. A World Order Comes Unstuck: World War I and the Great Depression. 25. A Schizophrenic Age: Revolution and Totalitarianism Shake the World. 26. Blitzkrieg and Burning Cities: World War II and the American Predominance. 27. The Long Twilight Struggle and the Age of Uhuru: The Cold War and the End of Empire. 28. Skyscrapers and Shanty Towns: Rich Countries and Poor Countries. 29. From Eliot to Afro-Pop: Art and Thought Around the World. VII. NEW AGE DAWNING? 30. The American Predominance: America, Globalization, and Terror.
