To Explain It All - Everything You Wanted to Know About Popularity of World History

Zusatztext 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. Informationen zum Autor By Chris Edwards Klappentext This ambitious historiography provides a clear and accessible account of the production and scope of the most influential of the grand narratives of world history, from the time of William McNeill's groundbreaking work to what the author considers the failed approach known as "Big History." Zusammenfassung 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.” Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: World History Through Islamic EyesChapter 2: The Silk Roads: A New History of the WorldChapter 3: A People's History of the WorldChapter 4: Francis Fukuyama's Thesis-Driven World HistoryChapter 5: World History in Academia, and the Development of Big HistoryConclusionReferencesAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Chris Edwards
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781475855913
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-5591-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / World, EDUCATION / History, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Sociology, General & world history, History of Education, General and world history, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Social sciences, Educational: Social sciences, social studies, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Big history; H.G. Wells; World History