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Encyclopedia of World History (Facts on File Library of World History) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Marsha E. Ackermann, Jiu-hwa Lo Upshur, Michael J. Schroeder, Mark F. Whitters, Janice J. Terry
Publisher: Facts on File
Category: Book
Buy New: $650.00
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1492298
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 3760
Number Of Items: 7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 23.6
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9.2 x 8.7
ISBN: 0816063869
Dewey Decimal Number: 903
EAN: 9780816063864
ASIN: 0816063869
Publication Date: July 15, 2008
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Product Description
In today's world of globalization, there is a growing trend among historians and students alike to study the common challenges and experiences that unite the human past. "Facts On File" is pleased to announce its new seven-volume "Encyclopedia of World History", a truly groundbreaking work and one of the first to offer a balanced presentation of human history for a global perspective of the past. A team of distinguished world history academics has brought together scores of specialists in writing signed entries based on the latest scholarship.Based on the National Standards for World History and influenced by the National Standards for World History, this comprehensive and authoritative set is rich in features to make the study of world history easier for students to understand. Arranged in six chronological eras that span from prehistory to the present day, this chronological approach follows the way world history is taught and studied in the classroom. Each volume era begins with essays that tackle large themes - such as agriculture, science and technology, social and class relationships, trade and cultural exchanges, and warfare - that allow students to make connections and trace key global patterns over time. The final volume contains primary documents, a chronology, and a master index for the set.It contains thematic essays that help students make comparisons and connections across regions and time periods. It is based on primary source documents, carefully chosen to be representative of the six world eras. It is informative with cross-referenced entries. It also includes: Chronologies in every volume to help students place events in context; More than 600 illustrations, including a 32-page insert of full-color maps in each volume designed to convey the importance of geography in world history; An appendix in each volume; Further reading sections that encourage further research; Individual volume indexes; And a comprehensive set index.
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An essential and core addition that is as praiseworthy August 9, 2008
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Even in this age of online databases, print editions of encyclopedias have their necessary place within personal, professional, academic, and community library reference collections. This is especially true of the new Facts On File seven volume "Encyclopedia Of World History". The collaborative editorial work of Marsha E. Ackermann, Michael J. Schroeder, Janice J. Terry, Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur, and Mark F. Whitters, the "Encyclopedia Of World History" provides an informed and informative, balanced and globally oriented perspective on human history in full accordance with academic standards for history. Enhanced with thematic essays designed to assist students in making comparisons and connections across different regions and time periods; primary source documents representative of six distinct world eras; cross-referenced entries; a chronology for each individual volume; more than 600 illustrations (including a 32-page insert of full color maps) for each volume in order to convey the importance of geography within the context of world history; recommended reading sections for further study; individual volume indexes and a comprehensive set index, "Encyclopedia Of World History" is an essential and core addition that is as praiseworthy for its 'user friendly' layout as it is for its breadth and comprehensive coverage of recorded history.
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