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To Explain It All Everything You Wanted to Know about the Popularity of World History Today

Edwards, Chris
Innbundet / 2020 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781475855906
Publisert
2020-02-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
413 gr
Høyde
233 mm
Bredde
161 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
160

Forfatter
Edwards, Chris

Om bidragsyterne

Chris Edwards, EdD, teaches World History, AP World History, and English in the Midwest. He is the author of numerous books on science, philosophy, and educational theory. He directs a summer institute for math and science teachers, is a frequent contributor to Skeptic magazine, and has presented his teaching methodology nationally through publications and presentations through the National Council for Social Studies.

To Explain It All Everything You Wanted to Know about the Popularity of World History Today

Edwards, Chris
Innbundet / 2020 / Engelsk
Edwards, Chris
Innbundet / 2020 / Engelsk
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World history is not a subject; it is all the subjects. Because of this, world history as a discipline has never fit well with the traditional definition of historical research. H.G. Wells wrote the first true book of world history in 1920 and only a few authors have made the attempt to “explain it all” since Wells. In that time, world history has become the chosen subject of polymaths and possesses the most potential to unite all of the fields of knowledge. The subject of world history has developed several approaches, with “Big History” being the most modern, and flawed, of its variants.
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Edwards explores the major world historical trends in academia from the time of William McNeill and criticizes the failed world historical approach known as “Big History.”
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: World History Through Islamic Eyes Chapter 2: The Silk Roads: A New History of the World Chapter 3: A People’s History of the World Chapter 4: Francis Fukuyama’s Thesis-Driven World History Chapter 5: World History in Academia, and the Development of Big History Conclusion References About the Author
Les mer
Ambitious is the author who attempts to write the history of the entire world.  Equally daunting is the historiographical challenge of writing an accessible account of the production and scope of the most influential of these grand narratives.  Written by a veteran educator with decades of experience teaching and developing world history curricula at the secondary school level, To Explain it All masters this challenge with verve and deft expertise.  Refreshing in its clarity of writing and unflinchingly honest in its opinions, this two-volume survey will be of interest to both general readers and those who write or teach world history.
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World history is not a subject; it is all the subjects. Because of this, world history as a discipline has never fit well with the traditional definition of historical research. H.G. Wells wrote the first true book of world history in 1920 and only a few authors have made the attempt to “explain it all” since Wells. In that time, world history has become the chosen subject of polymaths and possesses the most potential to unite all of the fields of knowledge. The subject of world history has developed several approaches, with “Big History” being the most modern, and flawed, of its variants.
Les mer
Edwards explores the major world historical trends in academia from the time of William McNeill and criticizes the failed world historical approach known as “Big History.”
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: World History Through Islamic Eyes Chapter 2: The Silk Roads: A New History of the World Chapter 3: A People’s History of the World Chapter 4: Francis Fukuyama’s Thesis-Driven World History Chapter 5: World History in Academia, and the Development of Big History Conclusion References About the Author
Les mer
Ambitious is the author who attempts to write the history of the entire world.  Equally daunting is the historiographical challenge of writing an accessible account of the production and scope of the most influential of these grand narratives.  Written by a veteran educator with decades of experience teaching and developing world history curricula at the secondary school level, To Explain it All masters this challenge with verve and deft expertise.  Refreshing in its clarity of writing and unflinchingly honest in its opinions, this two-volume survey will be of interest to both general readers and those who write or teach world history.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781475855906
Publisert
2020-02-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
413 gr
Høyde
233 mm
Bredde
161 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
160

Forfatter
Edwards, Chris

Om bidragsyterne

Chris Edwards, EdD, teaches World History, AP World History, and English in the Midwest. He is the author of numerous books on science, philosophy, and educational theory. He directs a summer institute for math and science teachers, is a frequent contributor to Skeptic magazine, and has presented his teaching methodology nationally through publications and presentations through the National Council for Social Studies.

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