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, it combines a thematic
approach with a clear and ambitious focus. Each chapter traces
connections with the past and the present to explore major
questions in world history: How did humans evolve from an
endangered species to the most successful of them all? How has
nature shaped human history? How did agricultural societies push
human history in a new direction? How has humankind organized
itself in ever more complex administrative systems? How have we
developed new religious and cultural patterns? How have the paths
of 'The West' and 'The Rest' diverged over the last five centuries?
How, at the same time, has the world become more interconnected and
"globalized"? How is this world characterized by growing gaps in
wealth, poverty and inequality? Sharp and accessible, Eric
Vanhaute's introduction to this exciting field demonstrates that
world history is more of a perspective than a single
all-encompassing narrative: an instructive new way of seeing,
thinking and doing. It is an essential resource for students of
history in a global context.
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