[PDF] Shaping World History eBook

Author : Mary Kilbourne Matossian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1315503476

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This innovative survey of world history from earliest times to the present focuses on the role of four factors in the development of humankind: climate, communication and transportation technology, scientific advances, and the competence of political elites. Matossian moves chronologically through fifteen historic periods showing how one or more of the causative factors led to significant breakthroughs in human history. Shaping World History is based on original research and also draws widely from the literature on the history of science, technology, climate, agriculture, and historical epidemiology. This compelling analysis is presented in a personal style and includes reflections on how things work and why they are important.

Author : Wayne Ph Te Brake
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 40,12 MB
Release : 1998-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0520213181

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"A superb synthesis of popular politics in early modern western and central Europe. . . . Te Brake has cut across the barriers to find common properties and principles of variation in the politics of ordinary people."—Charles Tilly, Columbia University

Author : Mary Kilbourne Matossian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 12,63 MB
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1315503484

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This innovative survey of world history from earliest times to the present focuses on the role of four factors in the development of humankind: climate, communication and transportation technology, scientific advances, and the competence of political elites. Matossian moves chronologically through fifteen historic periods showing how one or more of the causative factors led to significant breakthroughs in human history. Shaping World History is based on original research and also draws widely from the literature on the history of science, technology, climate, agriculture, and historical epidemiology. This compelling analysis is presented in a personal style and includes reflections on how things work and why they are important.

Author : John Gurche
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 24,53 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 0300182023

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Describes the process by which the author uses knowledge of fossil discoveries and comparative ape and human anatomy to create forensically accurate representations of human beings' ancient ancestors.

Author : Michael Burger
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 41,87 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1442601906

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Michael Burger's goal in this inexpensive overview is to provide a brief, historical narrative of Western civilization. Not only does its length and price separate this text from the competition, but its no-frills, uncluttered format and well-written, one-authored approach make it a valuable asset for every history student. The Shaping of Western Civilization begins with the ancient Near East and ends with globalization. Unlike other textbooks that pile on dates and facts, Shaping is a more coherent and interpretive presentation. Burger's skills as writer and synthesizer will enable students to obtain the background required to ask meaningful questions of primary sources. In addition to suggestions for further reading, this overview includes over 50 images and 22 maps.

Author : P. J. Corfield
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,18 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300115581

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Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 29,20 MB
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Category : Science and civilization
ISBN : 9780765618733

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10. The Industrial Revolution in Britain

Author : Jonathan Holslag
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 37,29 MB
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0241352053

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A three-thousand year history of the world that examines the causes of war and the search for peace In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent over one hundred years at war. The dream of peace has been universal in the history of humanity. So why have we so rarely been able to achieve it? In A Political History of the World, Jonathan Holslag has produced a sweeping history of the world, from the Iron Age to the present, that investigates the causes of conflict between empires, nations and peoples and the attempts at diplomacy and cosmopolitanism. A birds-eye view of three thousand years of history, the book illuminates the forces shaping world politics from Ancient Egypt to the Han Dynasty, the Pax Romana to the rise of Islam, the Peace of Westphalia to the creation of the United Nations. This truly global approach enables Holslag to search for patterns across different eras and regions, and explore larger questions about war, diplomacy, and power. Has trade fostered peace? What are the limits of diplomacy? How does environmental change affect stability? Is war a universal sin of power? At a time when the threat of nuclear war looms again, this is a much-needed history intended for students of international politics, and anyone looking for a background on current events.