LEADER 03149nam 2200433za 450 001 9910809933203321 005 20240314020938.0 010 $a9780203082140 (e-book) 010 $a9780415535786 (hbk.) 010 $a9780415535793 (pbk.) 010 $a1-136-17752-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1323265 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001106157 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|nnn||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWorld history$b[electronic resource] $ean introduction /$fEric Vanhaute ; translated by Linda Weix 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 182 p.) $cill 311 $a0-415-53578-6 311 $a1-299-75265-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. World history : a history of the world? -- 2. A human world : humans and humankind -- 3. A natural world : ecology, energy and growth -- 4. An agrarian world : farmers, agriculture and food -- 5. A political world : governance and rulers -- 6. A divine world : culture, civilizations and religions -- 7. A divided world : The west and The rest -- 8. A global world : globalization or globalizations? -- 9. A polarized world : development, poverty and inequality -- 10. A fragmented world : unity and fragmentation -- Literature guide and references -- Index and key concepts. 330 $aWorld History: An Introduction provides readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the global historical perspective and how it can be used to shed light on both our past and our present. A concise and original guide to the concepts, methods, debates and contents of world history, it combines a thematic approach with a clear and ambitious focus. Each chapter traces connections with the past and the present to explore major questions in world history: How did humans evolve from an endangered species to the most successful of them all? How has nature shaped human history? How did agricultural societies push human history in a new direction? How has humankind organized itself in ever more complex administrative systems? How have we developed new religious and cultural patterns? How have the paths of ?The West? and ?The Rest? diverged over the last five centuries? How, at the same time, has the world become more interconnected and "globalized"? How is this world characterized by growing gaps in wealth, poverty and inequality? Sharp and accessible, Eric Vanhaute?s introduction to this exciting field demonstrates that world history is more of a perspective than a single all-encompassing narrative: an instructive new way of seeing, thinking and doing. It is an essential resource for students of history in a global context. 606 $aWorld history 615 0$aWorld history. 676 $a909 700 $aVanhaute$b E$0755571 701 $aWeix$b Linda$01687947 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910809933203321 996 $aWorld history$94061823 997 $aUNINA