Encyclopedia of World History

موضوع: Encyclopedia of World History 17/12/2009, 7:58 pm

Encyclopedia of World History
Facts on File Library of World History
Edit by:
Marsha E. Ackermann,
Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur,
Michael J. Schroeder,
Mark F. Whitters
and Janice J. Terry

In today's world of globalization, there is a growing trend among historians and students alike to study the common challenges and experiences that unite the human past. "Facts On File" is pleased to announce its new seven-volume "Encyclopedia of World History", a truly groundbreaking work and one of the first to offer a balanced presentation of human history for a global perspective of the past. A team of distinguished world history academics has brought together scores of specialists in writing signed entries based on the latest scholarship.Based on the National Standards for World History and influenced by the National Standards for World History, this comprehensive and authoritative set is rich in features to make the study of world history easier for students to understand.

Arranged in six chronological eras that span from prehistory to the present day, this chronological approach follows the way world history is taught and studied in the classroom. Each volume era begins with essays that tackle large themes - such as agriculture, science and technology, social and class relationships, trade and cultural exchanges, and warfare - that allow students to make connections and trace key global patterns over time.

The final volume contains primary documents, a chronology, and a master index for the set.It contains thematic essays that help students make comparisons and connections across regions and time periods. It is based on primary source documents, carefully chosen to be representative of the six world eras. It is informative with cross-referenced entries. It also includes: Chronologies in every volume to help students place events in context; More than 600 illustrations, including a 32-page insert of full-color maps in each volume designed to convey the importance of geography in world history; An appendix in each volume; Further reading sections that encourage further research; Individual volume indexes; And a comprehensive set index.

The Set Is Arranged in Six Chronological Eras
* Volume I: The Ancient World: Prehistoric Eras to 600 CE
* Volume II: The Expanding World: 600 CE to 1450
* Volume III: The First Global Age: 1450 to 1750
* Volume IV: Age of Revolution and Empire: 1750 to 1900
* Volume V: Crisis and Achievement: 1900 to 1950
* Volume VI: The Contemporary World: 1950 to the Present
* Thematic essays that help students make comparisons and connections across regions and time periods
* Primary source documents, carefully chosen to be representative of the six world eras
* Informative, cross-referenced entries
* A chronology in every volume that helps students place events in context
* More than 600 illustrations, including a 32-page insert of full-color maps in each volume designed to convey the importance of geography in world history
* Further reading sections that encourage additional research
* Individual volume indexes
* A comprehensive set index.

Product Details:
Price: $520.00
Hardcover: 3760 pages
Publisher: Facts on File; July 15, 2008
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816063869
ISBN-13: 978-0816063864
File size: 126 MB
File type: PDF
Password: englishtips.org

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