World Civilizations
World Civilizations by Philip J. Adler, published by Cengage Learning on September 28, 2016, is an accessible and comprehensive global survey of the world’s major civilizations. This eighth edition spans 752 pages and is designed with students in mind, offering a balance between detail and brevity. The text features 53 short chapters that provide a focused treatment of historical topics, emphasizing social and cultural aspects while following broad patterns and processes throughout history.
Readers will find that this edition includes new content highlighting the increasing interdependence of the world and offers greater attention to the non-Western world and its peoples. The book also emphasizes the importance of women in history, making it a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of global history. With strong pedagogy and critical thinking tools, this text allows instructors the flexibility to assign a diverse range of major topics in world history, facilitating a manageable learning experience for students.
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For an accessible, comprehensive global survey of the world’s major civilizations, Adler and Pouwels’s WORLD CIVILIZATIONS offers a great balance between detail and brevity. This unique student-oriented text offers 53 short chapters accompanied by strong pedagogy and critical thinking tools, giving instructors the flexibility to assign a wide range of major topics in world history in a variety of different ways, while making learning more manageable for students. The focused treatment of topics throughout history covers every major epoch and follows broad patterns and processes, while illuminating history through specific examples and a particular emphasis on social and cultural topics. Among other updates, the eighth edition includes new content that illustrates how the world has become increasingly interdependent, gives more attention to the non-Western world and its peoples, and provides sharper focus on the importance of women in history.
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