{"product_id":"world-history-9781118654033","title":"World History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis set includes both volumes of \u003ci\u003eWorld History: A Concise Thematic History\u003c\/i\u003e (volume I: 978-1-1185-3266-9; volume II: 978-1-1185-3272-0).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e These volumes\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003epresent the highly anticipated second edition of the most affordable and accessible survey of world history designed for use at the college level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn engaging narrative that contextualizes history and does not drown students in a sea of facts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comparative analysis of the great civilizations of Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses themes of population dynamics, food production challenges, disease history, warfare, and other major issues for civilizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures new interior design and organization to enhance user experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInstructor''s test bank available online at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wiley.com\/go\/wallech\"\u003ewww.wiley.com\/go\/wallech\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld History: Volume I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUNIT ONE THE ANCIENT WORLD 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Biology and World History: Civilization and Nomads 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Mesopotamia: The Land between the Rivers 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Pre-Islamic Africa: Egyptian, Nilotic, and Sub-Saharan Africa 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 India: From the Indus to the Ganges 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 China: The Yellow River Civilization 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Nomads’ Trade and the Great Migrations 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Greece: The Rainfall Zone 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 The Hellenistic East and Persia: A Culture Bridge 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Rome: From Citizenship to Imperial Rule 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Origins of Native American Cultures: Geographic Isolation 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 The Fall of the Ancient Eurasian World: Rome, China, and Gupta India 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUNIT TWO THE MIDDLE YEARS 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 The Rise of Islam: The Ancient Near East Becomes the Middle East 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 China in an Era of Recovery and Cultures on the Fringe: Korea, Japan, and the Mongols 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 India and Islam: An Era of Political Chaos 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Europe in the Middle Ages: The Advent of Modernization 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Islamic Africa: A Complex Pattern of Cultures 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 The Americas: A Time of Trouble 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld History: Volume II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUNIT THREE THE MODERN WORLD 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Spontaneous European Modernization: Phase One: The Process of Change Begins 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 The Differential of Power, Phase One: The Americas and Africa 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Spontaneous European Modernization: Phase Two, The Origins of Public Opinion, the Concept of Culture, and the Nation State 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 The Nation-State: Diffusion of the French-British Model 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 The Differential of Power, Phase Two: Ideology, Medicine, and Technology Redefine Global Power 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Nation-State Formation Outside Europe: The United States and Japan 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Internal Divisions and Contradictions: Russia and Latin America 534\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 In the Crosshairs of Modernity: India and China 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Targets of Imperialism: Africa and the Middle East 585\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUNIT FOUR GLOBAL VIOLENCE AND THE POSTMODERN ERA 607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 World War I: The Consequences of Power 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Totalitarianism: The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany 624\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 The Inheritors of Power: The United States and Japan 642\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30 Decolonization: Phase One 656\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31 World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War: Expanding the Potential of Self-Destruction 676\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 32 Global Decolonization: Phase Two 696\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 33 The End of the Cold War and the Contemporary World: The Complex Problems Facing A Multicultural Era 739\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515636605271,"sku":"9781118654033","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/world-history-9781118654033","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}