David Eaton

World History Through Case Studies

Historical Skills in Practice

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Produktbeschreibung

This innovative textbook demystifies the subject of world history through a diverse range of case studies. Each chapter looks at an event, person, or place from prehistory to the present and from across the globe - from the Kennewick Man to germ warfare, Japanese industrialization and modern-day soccer - and digs deeper, examining why historians disagree on the subject and why their debates remain relevant today. Through these case studies David Eaton 'unwraps the textbook', introducing key skills and debates and showing that past is not nearly as tidy as most textbooks suggest. This fully revised second edition includes updated historiography throughout plus: - New discussion questions and chapter learning objectives - Additional primary source texts, images and maps - Four new chapters on Gender and the Mongols, the Swahili Coast c.1100-1300, the Itaipu Dam and indigenous rights, and Ebola outbreaks in modern West Africa - A new companion website and online resources Posing provocative questions and demonstrating how historical interpretations can be influenced by contemporary concerns, World History through Case Studies shows how the study of history is relevant to a new generation of students and teachers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350341746
• ISBN-10: 1350341746
• Artikelnr.: 71637390

Autorenporträt

David Eaton is Associate Professor of World and African history at Grand Valley State University, USA. He received his PhD from Dalhousie University in 2008, and co-hosts On Top of the World: A World History Podcast. His doctoral research focused on the history of cattle raiding along the Kenya-Uganda border, and he has published articles in several journals including Nomadic Peoples, World History Connected, and African Affairs.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1 - Prehistory to 600 BCE 1. Urge Overkill: Kennewick Man
and the Settling of the Americas 2. Horsing Around: The Domestication of
Mammals 3. #AncientEgyptMatters: The Black Athena Debate Part 2 - The Age
of Empires, 600 BCE - 600 CE 4. Stretching the Past: A History of Yoga 5.
Whose Key to China? Confucius in History 6. Making Waves: The Bantu
Migrations across Central Africa 7. Bread and Circuses: Sport and Society
in Imperial Rome 8. Empress Wu Zetian: Gender in the Tang Dynasty Part 3 -
Cross-Cultural Interactions, 600 - 1450 CE 8. Veiled Meanings: Islam and
Gender 9. Going Berserk: The Vikings and Violence 10. Cosmopolitan Culture:
Life along the Swahili Coast 11. Empire on the Move: The Mongol Empire 12.
This Island Earth: Environmental Change on Easter Island Part 4 - The
Origins of Global Interdependence, 1450 - 1750 CE 13. Supreme Sacrifice:
Assessing Aztec Religion 14. Orunmila Saves: Polytheism and World Religions
15. Heavy Metals: Silver and the World Economy 16. Commodities from the
East: Opium, Tea and Indigo 17. "We'll Always Have Paris": The Origins of
Modernity Part 5 - Accelerating Global Integration, 1750 - 1900 18. Germ
Warfare: Disease and the Age of Revolutions 19. Tokyo Drift: Japan and the
Industrial Revolution 20. Light and Shade: Studying Colonialism in the
Dutch East Indies Part 6 - The Modern World, 1900 - Present 21. Open
Wounds: The Horrors of the Second World War 22. Global Goals: Soccer and
Globalization Conclusion Index