Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past

Book Summary:

This text book offers an inclusive vision of the global past―one that is meaningful and appropriate for the interdependent world of contemporary times. Given the diversity of human societies, gathering and organizing the sheer mass of information in a meaningful way is a daunting challenge for any world history survey course. The seven-part chronological organization enables students to understand the development of the world through time, while also exploring broader, big-picture thematic issues in world history. As a result, students have resources that enable them to move beyond the facts of history and examine the past critically, analyze causes and effects, and recognize similarities and differences across world regions and time periods.

ISBN’s: 9780073407029, 9780076700691

Authors:

Jerry Bentley, Herbert Ziegler, Heather Streets Salter