William J. Duiker, Jackson J. Spielvogel
ISBN-13: 9781305645356©2017
Explore world history in a brief, balanced, highly readable overview that examines common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global regional patterns over time with THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history...
John Hollitz
ISBN-13: 9781305655935©2017
Each chapter in CONTENDING VOICES examines the lives of two individuals, some of them familiar historical figures and some of them lesser known, who took opposing positions on important issues in American history. The “paired biographies” in the text are followed by a set of four to six related primary...
David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Mel Piehl
ISBN-13: 9781285193304©2017
If you think American history can’t be entertaining, think again. THE BRIEF AMERICAN PAGEANT presents a concise and vivid chronological narrative, focusing on the central themes and great public debates that have dominated American history. Colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and the text’s trademark wit keep you engaged and make learning...
Valerie Hansen, Ken Curtis
ISBN-13: 9781305583405©2017
The authors of VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY never forget that history is made up of the stories of people. Each chapter of the text centers on a story -- a traveler‘s account that highlights the book‘s main theme, the constant movement of people, goods, and ideas. The travelers include merchants,...
Alfred J. Andrea, James H. Overfield
ISBN-13: 9781285870243©2016
THE HUMAN RECORD is a leading primary source reader for world history, providing balanced coverage of the global past. Each volume contains a blend of visual and textual sources that are often paired or grouped together for comparison, as in the Multiple Voices feature. A prologue entitled “Primary Sources and...
Alfred J. Andrea, James H. Overfield
ISBN-13: 9781285870236©2016
THE HUMAN RECORD is a leading primary source reader for world history, providing balanced coverage of the global past. Each volume contains a blend of visual and textual sources that are often paired or grouped together for comparison, as in the Multiple Voices feature. A prologue entitled “Primary Sources and...
Xianqun Bu, Sun Xiao, Lai Changyang, Jiang Xiaotao, Wang Qiyu
ISBN-13: 9789814281706©2010
This book provides a concise introduction to the Chinese history, covering a long time span extending from antiquity through the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. Historical periods elaborated include the pre-Qin period; the Qin and Han Dynasties; the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties; the Tang, Song, and Yuan...
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