Published January 30, 2005
by Berkshire Publishing Group .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Contributions | William H. McNeill (Editor), Jerry H. Bentley (Editor), David Christian (Editor) |
The Physical Object | |
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Format | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | 2220 |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL8581936M |
ISBN 10 | 0974309109 |
ISBN 10 | 9780974309101 |
This pioneering Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is designed to help both beginners and experts to sample the best contemporary efforts to make sense of the human past by connecting particular and local histories with larger patterns of world history. his pioneering Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is designed to help both beginners and experts to sample the best Cited by: Get this from a library! Berkshire encyclopedia of world history. [William Hardy McNeill; Jerry H Bentley; Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein;] -- "A comprehensive encyclopedia of world history with articles that trace the development of human history with a focus on area studies, global history, anthropology, geography, science, arts. "An integrated view of the history of our global community from a 21st-century perspective, with a focus on environmental and social issues. The articles, edited and written by scholars around the world, examine connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migration, religion, and diplomacy"--Provided by publisher. The "Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History" is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs of students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore and understand the panorama of our shared human history.
"The renowned Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport provides comprehensive coverage of the culture, history, and business of sports around the world. The third edition brings the study of sports into the 21st century and includes new coverage of women's sports and extreme sports The edition is designed for use in world history, regional history, international relations, global studies. Berkshire's ongoing work with the original group of authors and with dozens of world history teachers (who embraced not only the Encyclopedia but a spin-off classroom publication, This Fleeting World by David Christian) has helped to shape the new, expanded, updated, Written by the world s leading world historians, edited to be appealing to. entriesFrom the big bang to the 21st century, this renowned encyclopedia provides an integrated view of human and universal history. Eminent scholars examine environmental and social issues by exploring connections and interactions made over time (and across cultures and locales) through trade, warfare, migrations, religion, and new articles, and 1, illustrations. McNeill, W. (). Berkshire encyclopedia of world history (2nd ed.). Great Barrington, Mass.: Berkshire Publishing Group. Reviewed by: Kelly Cundiff Reference Type: Encyclopedia Call Number: ISBN Content/Scope: This 6 volume set covers world history by comparing cultures, discussing trade patterns, and giving background information /5.
Christian, who teaches world history at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, has published several books with Berkshire. In addition to contributing to the aforementioned encyclopedia. Book Title:Berkshire Encyclopedia Of World History: Five Volume Set. The "Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History" is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs of students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore and understand the panorama of our shared human history. The encyclopedia takes a. The "Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History" is the first true encyclopedic reference on world history. It is designed to meet the needs to students, teachers, and scholars who seek to explore and understand teh panorama of our shared human history. The encyclopedia takes a dynamic world history perspective, showing connections, interactions Reviews: 2. Book Reviews Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. Edited by william h. mcneill et al. Great Barrington, Mass.: Berkshire Publishing, 2, pp. $ (cloth). The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is neither the first nor the only encyclopedic reference work on world history. Indeed, the authoritative guide to all of human history has for decades been the best-selling.