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To Explain It All
Everything You Wanted to Know about the Popularity of World History Today|
29,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 21.02.2020 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781475855920 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 160 |
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Beschreibungen
<span>World history is not a subject; it is </span>
<span>all</span>
<span> the subjects. Because of this, world history as a discipline has never fit well with the traditional definition of historical research. H.G. Wells wrote the first true book of world history in 1920 and only a few authors have made the attempt to “explain it all” since Wells. In that time, world history has become the chosen subject of polymaths and possesses the most potential to unite all of the fields of knowledge. The subject of world history has developed several approaches, with “Big History” being the most modern, and flawed, of its variants.</span>
<span>all</span>
<span> the subjects. Because of this, world history as a discipline has never fit well with the traditional definition of historical research. H.G. Wells wrote the first true book of world history in 1920 and only a few authors have made the attempt to “explain it all” since Wells. In that time, world history has become the chosen subject of polymaths and possesses the most potential to unite all of the fields of knowledge. The subject of world history has developed several approaches, with “Big History” being the most modern, and flawed, of its variants.</span>
<p><span>This ambitious historiography provides a clear and accessible account of the production and scope of the most influential of the grand narratives of world history, from the time of William McNeill's groundbreaking work to what the author considers the failed approach known as “Big History.”</span></p>
<p><span>Acknowledgements</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Introduction</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 1: World History Through Islamic Eyes</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 2: The Silk Roads: A New History of the World</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 3: A People’s History of the World</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 4: Francis Fukuyama’s Thesis-Driven World History</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 5: World History in Academia, and the Development of Big History</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Conclusion</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>References</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>About the Author</span></p>
<p><span>Introduction</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 1: World History Through Islamic Eyes</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 2: The Silk Roads: A New History of the World</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 3: A People’s History of the World</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 4: Francis Fukuyama’s Thesis-Driven World History</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Chapter 5: World History in Academia, and the Development of Big History</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>Conclusion</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>References</span><br><br></p>
<p><span>About the Author</span></p>
<span>Chris Edwards</span>
<span>, EdD, teaches World History, AP World History, and English in the Midwest. He is the author of numerous books on science, philosophy, and educational theory. He directs a summer institute for math and science teachers, is a frequent contributor to </span>
<span>Skeptic</span>
<span> magazine, and has presented his teaching methodology nationally through publications and presentations through the </span>
<span>National Council for Social Studies.</span>
<span>, EdD, teaches World History, AP World History, and English in the Midwest. He is the author of numerous books on science, philosophy, and educational theory. He directs a summer institute for math and science teachers, is a frequent contributor to </span>
<span>Skeptic</span>
<span> magazine, and has presented his teaching methodology nationally through publications and presentations through the </span>
<span>National Council for Social Studies.</span>
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