Patterns of World History, Volume One: To 1600, with Sources
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Author Description
Presented in two volumes for maximum flexibility, Patterns of World History with Sources, Fourth Edition, offers a distinct framework for understanding the global past through the study of origins, interactions, and adaptations. The authors examine the full range of human ingenuity over time and space in a comprehensive, evenhanded, and critical fashion. They offer a distinct intellectual framework for the role of innovation and historical change through patterns of origins, interactions, and adaptations. Each chapter ends with four to six primary sources, both textual and visual.DIGITAL RESOURCESVisit www.oup.com/he/vonsivers4e for a wealth of digital resources for students and instructors, including an enhanced eBook with embedded learning tools and the Oxford Insight Study Guide, which delivers custom-built adaptive practice sessions based on students' performance.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the core question of how human societies have evolved through the recurring patterns of origins, interactions, and adaptations across global history. The authors, Charles A. Desnoyers, Peter von Sivers, and George B. Stow, utilize their extensive academic backgrounds to synthesize a vast array of historical data into a coherent framework. By focusing on human ingenuity and the mechanisms of change, the text provides a structured approach for students to analyze the development of civilizations from antiquity through 1600.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A comprehensive chronological survey of world history from early human origins to the year 1600.
- A thematic framework centered on the concepts of origins, interactions, and adaptations.
- Primary source materials including both textual documents and visual artifacts at the end of each chapter.
- Integrated digital learning tools and adaptive study guides designed to reinforce historical analysis.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and educators frequently highlight this text as a foundational resource for undergraduate world history courses due to its balanced and critical approach. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which is designed to facilitate deep engagement with complex historical developments.
Page Count:
704
Publication Date:
2020-10-20
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0197517056
ISBN-13:
9780197517055
History
Academic
textbook
World history
