Patterns of World History, Volume Two: From 1400
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Author Description
Presented in two volumes for maximum flexibility, Patterns of World History, Brief 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. The Brief Edition offers a streamlined narrative and the lowest price points of any full-color world history textbook currently available.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 ingenuity, innovation, and historical change have shaped the global past since 1400. The authors, Charles A. Desnoyers, Peter von Sivers, and George B. Stow, utilize a structured intellectual framework to analyze history through the recurring patterns of origins, interactions, and adaptations. By presenting a comprehensive and evenhanded narrative, the authors provide students with a systematic method for interpreting complex historical developments across diverse cultures and time periods.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A chronological examination of global history beginning from the year 1400.
- An analytical framework focusing on the themes of origins, interactions, and adaptations.
- A streamlined narrative designed for academic flexibility and student engagement.
- Integration with digital resources including enhanced eBooks and adaptive study guides.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and educators frequently highlight this text as a foundational resource for undergraduate world history courses due to its clear thematic organization. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which is balanced by the inclusion of accessible digital learning tools.
Page Count:
528
Publication Date:
2020-10-20
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0197517080
ISBN-13:
9780197517086
History
World history
textbook
Academic
