Making Sense of World History is a comprehensive and accessible
textbook that helps students understand the key themes of world
history within a chronological framework stretching from ancient
times to the present day. To lend coherence to its narrative, the
book employs a set of organizing devices that connect times,
places, and/or themes. This narrative is supported by: Flowcharts
that show how phenomena within diverse broad themes interact in
generating key processes and events in world history. A discussion
of the common challenges faced by different types of agent,
including rulers, merchants, farmers, and parents, and a comparison
of how these challenges were addressed in different times and
places. An exhaustive and balanced treatment of themes such as
culture, politics, and economy, with an emphasis on interaction.
Explicit attention to skill acquisition in organizing information,
cultural sensitivity, comparison, visual literacy, integration,
interrogating primary sources, and critical thinking. A focus on
historical "episodes" that are carefully related to each other.
Through the use of such devices, the book shows the cumulative
effect of thematic interactions through time, communicates the many
ways in which societies have influenced each other through history,
and allows us to compare and contrast how they have reacted to
similar challenges. They also allow the reader to transcend
historical controversies and can be used to stimulate class
discussions and guide student assignments. With a unified authorial
voice and offering a narrative from the ancient to the present,
this is the go-to textbook for World History courses and students.
The Open Access version of this book has been made available under
a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0
license.
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