Author: WILLIAM H. MCNEILL
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780190622718
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From the big bang to the 21st century, the 'Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History' provides an integrated view of human and universal history. In its 580 articles, scholars examine environmental and social issues by exploring connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migrations, religion, and diplomacy.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
Author: William Hardy McNeill
Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 9780974309101
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs of students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore -- and understand -- the panorama of our shared history of humans. Anyone who loves history -- including those who are making history today -- will find this work an endless source of fascinating, thought-provoking coverage of events, people, patterns, and processes. To assure the highest quality, the encyclopedia was developed by an editorial team of over 30 leading scholars and educators, led by William H. McNeill, Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian, David Levinson, J. R. McNeill, Heidi Roupp, and Judith Zinsser. Its 550 articles were written by a team of 330 historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and other experts from around the world. Students and teachers at the high school and college levels, as well as scholars and professionals, will turn to this defi
Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 9780974309101
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs of students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore -- and understand -- the panorama of our shared history of humans. Anyone who loves history -- including those who are making history today -- will find this work an endless source of fascinating, thought-provoking coverage of events, people, patterns, and processes. To assure the highest quality, the encyclopedia was developed by an editorial team of over 30 leading scholars and educators, led by William H. McNeill, Jerry H. Bentley, David Christian, David Levinson, J. R. McNeill, Heidi Roupp, and Judith Zinsser. Its 550 articles were written by a team of 330 historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and other experts from around the world. Students and teachers at the high school and college levels, as well as scholars and professionals, will turn to this defi
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
Author: WILLIAM H. MCNEILL
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780190622718
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From the big bang to the 21st century, the 'Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History' provides an integrated view of human and universal history. In its 580 articles, scholars examine environmental and social issues by exploring connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migrations, religion, and diplomacy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780190622718
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From the big bang to the 21st century, the 'Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History' provides an integrated view of human and universal history. In its 580 articles, scholars examine environmental and social issues by exploring connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migrations, religion, and diplomacy.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History, Second Edition
Author: William McNeill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614729075
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
From the big bang to the 21st century, the renowned Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History provides an integrated view of human and universal history. In its 580 articles, eminent scholars examine environmental and social issues by exploring connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migrations, religion, and diplomacy. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History has become the standard reference for world history teaching across the United States. Berkshire's ongoing work with the original group of authors and with dozens of world history teachers (who embraced not only the Encyclopedia but a spin-off classroom publication, This Fleeting World by David Christian) has helped to shape the new, expanded, updated, and much enhanced second edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614729075
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
From the big bang to the 21st century, the renowned Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History provides an integrated view of human and universal history. In its 580 articles, eminent scholars examine environmental and social issues by exploring connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migrations, religion, and diplomacy. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History has become the standard reference for world history teaching across the United States. Berkshire's ongoing work with the original group of authors and with dozens of world history teachers (who embraced not only the Encyclopedia but a spin-off classroom publication, This Fleeting World by David Christian) has helped to shape the new, expanded, updated, and much enhanced second edition.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport
Author: Gertrud Pfister
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614729891
Category : Extreme sports
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles. Covers key social issues such as doping, racism, sexism, civic life, youth participation and public policy, with all perspectives covered.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614729891
Category : Extreme sports
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Contains knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement studies, sport history, and sport sociology synthesised in 450 comprehensive illustrated articles. Covers key social issues such as doping, racism, sexism, civic life, youth participation and public policy, with all perspectives covered.
Encyclopedia of World Environmental History
Author: Shepard Krech
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614720850
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
World historians, anthropologists, geographers, and biologists from 26 countries have pooled their knowledge to trace the interaction of humankind and nature over the course of human history, across cultures, and in the modern world. In more than 500 accessible articles emphasizing cross-cultural exchange, diffusion, and change over time, these scholars demonstrate why the approaches of environmental history are having such wide influence, and how past problems can cast new light on current debates. The distinguished editors were assisted by an international editorial advisory board and eminent contributors including Donald Worster, Alfred Crosby, William McNeill, and James Lovelock.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614720850
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
World historians, anthropologists, geographers, and biologists from 26 countries have pooled their knowledge to trace the interaction of humankind and nature over the course of human history, across cultures, and in the modern world. In more than 500 accessible articles emphasizing cross-cultural exchange, diffusion, and change over time, these scholars demonstrate why the approaches of environmental history are having such wide influence, and how past problems can cast new light on current debates. The distinguished editors were assisted by an international editorial advisory board and eminent contributors including Donald Worster, Alfred Crosby, William McNeill, and James Lovelock.
The World Book Encyclopedia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
Author: William Hardy McNeill
Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 9781933782652
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"An integrated view of the history of our global community from a 21st-century perspective, with a focus on environmental and social issues. The 580 articles, edited and written by scholars around the world, examine connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migration, religion, and diplomacy"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
ISBN: 9781933782652
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"An integrated view of the history of our global community from a 21st-century perspective, with a focus on environmental and social issues. The 580 articles, edited and written by scholars around the world, examine connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migration, religion, and diplomacy"--Provided by publisher.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"A comprehensive encyclopedia of world history with 538 articles that trace the development of human history -- with a focus on area studies, global history, anthropology, geography, science, arts, literature, economics, women's studies, African-American studies, and cultural studies related to all regions of the world"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"A comprehensive encyclopedia of world history with 538 articles that trace the development of human history -- with a focus on area studies, global history, anthropology, geography, science, arts, literature, economics, women's studies, African-American studies, and cultural studies related to all regions of the world"--Provided by publisher.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of China
Author: Linsun Zheng
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780190622671
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
With its coverage of environmental issues, global economics, online communications, and the latest political developments, the five-volume Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is truly a 21st-century work. While these volumes include many articles about China's earliest history, the Encyclopedia of China is focused on the events, concepts, and people that matter today.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780190622671
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
With its coverage of environmental issues, global economics, online communications, and the latest political developments, the five-volume Berkshire Encyclopedia of China is truly a 21st-century work. While these volumes include many articles about China's earliest history, the Encyclopedia of China is focused on the events, concepts, and people that matter today.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History: Korea-Philosophy, Greek and Roman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933782652
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 2995
Book Description
"An integrated view of the history of our global community from a 21st-century perspective, with a focus on environmental and social issues. The 580 articles, edited and written by scholars around the world, examine connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migration, religion, and diplomacy"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933782652
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 2995
Book Description
"An integrated view of the history of our global community from a 21st-century perspective, with a focus on environmental and social issues. The 580 articles, edited and written by scholars around the world, examine connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migration, religion, and diplomacy"--Provided by publisher.