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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 the field possesses the most potential to unite all of the disciplines 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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Introduction Chapter 1: H.G. Wells: The Outline of History Chapter 2: A Short History of the World for Children Chapter 3: Will and Ariel Durant’s The Story of Civilization Chapter 4: Variations on the World Historical Approaches Conclusion References About the Author

To Explain It All

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    Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
    Publication Date: 1/10/2019 12:09:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781475851915, 978-1475851915
    ISBN10: 147585191X
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    Book Synopsis
    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 the field possesses the most potential to unite all of the disciplines of knowledge. The subject of world history has developed several approaches, with Big History being the most modern, and flawed, of its variants.

    Table of Contents
    Introduction Chapter 1: H.G. Wells: The Outline of History Chapter 2: A Short History of the World for Children Chapter 3: Will and Ariel Durant’s The Story of Civilization Chapter 4: Variations on the World Historical Approaches Conclusion References About the Author

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