Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History Volume 2 - Softcover

Bentley, Jerry; Ziegler, Herbert; Streets Salter, Heather

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077412060 ISBN 13: 9780077412067

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2013

Synopsis

Based on Bentley and Ziegler's best-selling, comprehensive survey text, Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History provides a streamlined account of the cultures and interactions that have shaped world history. An effective part structure organizes developments into seven eras of global history, putting events into perspective and creating a framework for cross-cultural comparisons, while the strong themes of traditions (the formations and development of the world's major societies) and encounters (cross-cultural interactions and exchanges) bring focus to the human experience and help turn the giant story of world history into something more manageable. With an engaging narrative, visual appeal, extended pedagogy, and a strong emphasis on critical thinking, this concise version offers enhanced flexibility and affordability without sacrificing the features that have made the complete text a favorite among instructors and students alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Herbert F. Ziegler is an associate professor of history at the University of Hawai'i. He has taught world history since 1980 and currently serves as director of the world history program at the University of Hawai'i. He also serves as book review editor of the Journal of World History. His interest in twentieth-century European social and political history led to the publication of Nazi Germany's New Aristocracy(1990). He is at present working on a study that explores from a global point of view the demographic trends of the past ten thousand years, along with their concomitant technological, economic, and social developments. His other current research project focuses on the application of complexity theory to a comparative study of societies and their internal dynamics.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0077412060
• ISBN 13: 9780077412067
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 392