World History Encyclopedia

In order to broaden our perspective and gain the deeper understanding necessary to function effectively in today's global arena, we need to focus on ""big picture"" trends and phenomenaÑreligion and philosophy, science and technology, political organization, art and culture, population changes, environmental interactions, human migrationsÑacross many countries and regions, rather than dwelling on the dates and details of traditional country-based history. This is what study of world history in the 21st century requiresÑand what ABC-CLIO's World History Encyclopedia provides.|

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Cover; Volume 1 Contents; World History Encyclopedia Staff; Volume 1 Contributors; SECTION 1 Introduction and Preface; What Is World History?; Preface: This World History Encyclopedia; SECTION 2 What Historians Do and Why They Do It; Introduction; How Does World History Differ from National and Regional Histories?; Ever-Changing Perspectives; Picturing World History; What Can We Learn from History? The Role of Social Scientists and Others; Writing World History; Teaching World History in Secondary Schools; SECTION 3 The Overarching Issues, Seeing the Big Picture; Introduction.

Humans and the Natural World: The Long ViewA Brief History of Human Society; Regional Geography and World History; Migration in Human History; Language Evolution and the History of Languages; Cosmology and Religion: The Human Quest for Meaning; Humans, the Tool Makers; Technology in World History; The Origins of Agriculture; Urbanization; The Evolution of Complex Political Organizations; Industrialization in World History; Globalization and World History; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; VOLUME 2; Era 1 Contents; Era 1 Maps.

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