{"product_id":"architects-of-world-history-9781118294840","title":"Architects of World History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitects of World History\u003c\/i\u003e presents an innovative collection of original essays by leading scholars associated with World History, exploring through intellectual autobiography the ideas, challenges, and inspirations that are shaping the field\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original, accessible contributions from pioneering scholars in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers insights into the process of developing a workable world history research topic and the experience of professional life as a world historian.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoints to methodological challenges; the scholar's current research agenda in relation to the development of world history; and future directions anticipated for key areas within world history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Architects of World History 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKenneth R. Curtis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 En Route to World Environmental History 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.R. McNeill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Gender Intersections 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerry E. Wiesner-Hanks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 No Great Divergence? Reaching World History Through East Asian Studies 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKenneth Pomeranz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cultural and Religious Exchanges 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominic Sachsenmaier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Law and World History 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren Benton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Africa in the World: From National Histories to Global Connections 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKerry Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Big History 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Christian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 In Search of a Global Cultural History 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerry H. Bentley and Karen Louise Jolly, foreword by Alan Karras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 238\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406847418711,"sku":"9781118294840","price":32.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118294840.jpg?v=1730497326","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/architects-of-world-history-9781118294840","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}