World history 9th edition by william j duiker
World History [9 ed.] 2017955521, 9781337401043, 9781337401272
Table of contents : Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, compelling overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences of the human past, and identifies key patterns over time. Political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history -- presented in a chronological framework -- help students appreciate and understand the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. Themes (Science and Technology, Art and Ideas, Family and Society, Politics and Government, Earth and the Environment, Religion and Philosophy, and Interaction and Exchange), assist students in placing historical events and the contemporary world in a meaningful context. Available options: WORLD HISTORY, 9th Edition (Chapters 1–30); Volume I: To 1800 (Chapters 1–18); Volume II: Since 1500 (Chapters 14–30). Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, concise and compelling overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences of the human past, and identifies key patterns over time. Political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural and military history--presented in a chronological framework--help students appreciate and understand the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. Themes (Science and Technology, Art and Ideas, Family and Society, Politics and Government, Earth and the Environment, Religion and Philosophy and Interaction and Exchange) assist students in placing historical events and the contemporary world in a meaningful context. Available options: THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY, 9th Edition (Chapters 1 - 30); Volume I: To 1800 (Chapters 1 - 18); Volume II: Since 1500 (Chapters 14 - 30). William J. Duiker is liberal arts Professor Emeritus of East Asian studies at The Pennsylvania State University. A former U.S. diplomat with service in Taiwan, South Vietnam, and Washington, D.C., he received his doctorate in Far Eastern history from Georgetown University. At Penn State, he has written extensively on the history of Vietnam and modern China, including the highly acclaimed COMMUNIST ROAD TO POWER IN VIETNAM (revised edition, Westview Press, 1996), which was selected for a Choice Remarkable Academic Book Award in 1982minus;1983 and 1996minus;1997. Other books are CHINA AND VIETNAM: THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT (Berkeley, 1987), U.S. CONTAINMENT POLICY AND THE Fight IN INDOCHINA (Stanford, 1995), Holy WAR: NATIONALISM AND REVOLUTION IN A DIVIDED VIETNAM (McGraw-Hill, 1995), and HO CHI MINH (Hyperion, 2000), which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001. While his research specialization is in the field of nationalism and Asian revolutions, his intellectual interests are considerably more diverse. He has traveled widely and has taught courses on the history of communism and non-Western civilizations at Penn State, where he was awa Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, readable overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences of the human past and identifies key patterns over time. The authors integrate political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history into a chronological framework to help students gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. This approach, with an organization around seven major themes, helps students link events together in a comparative and global framework -- and view history and the contemporary world in a meaningful context. Part I: THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS AND THE RISE OF EMPIRES (PREHISTORY TO 500 CE).
Cover
Brief Contents
Contents
Maps
Chronologies
Features
Documents
Preface
A Note to Students about Language and the Dating of Time
Themes for Understanding World History
Part I: The First Civilizations and the Rise of Empires (Prehistory to 500 CE)
Chapter 1: Early Humans and the First Civilizations
1-1 The First Humans
1-2 The Emergence of Civilization
1-3 Civilization in Mesopotamia
1-4 Egyptian Civilization: "The Gift of the Nile"
1-5 New Centers of Civilization
1-6 The Rise of New Empires
Chapter Summary
Chapter Timeline
Chapter Review
Chapter 2: Ancient India
2-1 The Emergence of Civilization in India: The Indus Valley Society
2-2 The Aryans in India
2-3 Escaping the Wheel of Life: The Religious World of Ancient India
2-4 The Exuberant World of Indian Culture
Chapter Summary
Chapter Timeline
Chapter Review
Chapter 3: China in Antiquity
3-1 The Dawn of Chinese Civilization
3-2 The Zhou Dynasty
3-3 The First Chinese Empire: The Qin Dynasty
3-4 The Glorious Han Dynasty (202 BCE-221 CE)
3-5 Daily Life in Ancient China
3-6 Chinese Culture
Chapter Summary
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The Essential World History
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The Essential World History
World History,
9th EditionWilliam J. Duiker, Jackson J. Spielvogel
1. Early Humans and the First Civilizations.
2. Ancient India.
3. China in Antiquity.
4. The Civilization of the Greeks.
5. The Roman World Empire.
Part II: NEW PATTERNS OF CIVILIZATION (500–1500 CE).
6. The Americas.
7. Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Is