The Longman World History Series consists of brief, captivating paperbacks that are the perfect supplement to your World History survey course. Edited by Michael Adas, each book in The Longman World History Series is designed to provide students with greater depth in a critical area of study, and to stimulate class discussion and debate about some of the most intriguing, controversial, and fascinating trends and issues of world history. The following books are available:
David Ringrose
In this new text, David Ringrose, a renowned historian of Spain and its empire, explores the dynamism that emerged everywhere in the world after 1200 and shows how a series of autonomous societies became interdependent on a global scale by 1700. Through cross-cultural and comparative analysis, the book examines five major arenas of conflict, ranging from Imperial China to the Aztec and Inca Empires, demonstrating the importance of viewing history within a global context.
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Ramachandra Guha
This text offers a cross-cultural and global survey of environmental thinking and the movements it has spawned. Ramachandra Guha identifies commonalities and differences in environmental thinking and activism through case studies. The experiences of areas as diverse as the United States, the former Soviet Union, China, India, Africa, and Brazil provide an excellent overview of each country’s strengths and contributions.
0-321-01169-4
Scott B. Cook
This title examines the world-transforming experience of Western imperialism during the period from 1870 to 1914. Case studies focus specifically on Belgium and the Congo, Hawaii and the United States, and India and Britain and examine the experiences of both colonizers and colonized, men and women, elite officials and faceless laborers.
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