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World History : an Introduction.
World History: An Introduction provides readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the global historical perspective and how it can be used to shed light on both our past and our present. A concise and original guide to the concepts, methods, debates and contents of world history,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; World History; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Prelude: cosmic history and human history; 1 World history: a history of the world?; 2 A human world: humans and humankind; 3 A natural world: ecology, energy and growth; 4 An agrarian world: farmers, agriculture and food; 5 A political world: governance and rulers; 6 A divine world: culture, civilizations and religions; 7 A divided world: The West and The Rest; 8 A global world: globalization or globalizations?; 9 A polarized world: development, poverty and inequality.
- 10 A fragmented world: unity and fragmentationLiterature guide and references; Index and key concepts.