During Dr. Stearns' tenure as Provost, George Mason more than tripled its level of funded research and tripled its number of doctoral programs. The establishment of a Teaching Center paralled the establishment of an undergraduate research program and several new interdisciplinary missions. Each of these projects is deeply rooted in a desire to increase global understanding, and opportunities for constructive collaboration among different societies. Stearns received the prestigious Mason Medal in ; that same year, the university was awarded the Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for Campus Internationalization.
Longer excerpts from fewer documents to give students meaningful and representative selections of primary source material. Critical Thinking Questions following each document probe student understanding of the material and encourage interpretive reflection and analysis.
Part-opening Timelines summarize key events and developments of the era. Table of Contents Contents. The Neolithic Revolution and the Birth of Civilization.
Unification and the Consolidation of Civilization in China. Previous editions. Volume I, Exam Copy, 3rd Edition. Sign In We're sorry! Username Password Forgot your username or password?
Sign Up Already have an access code? Instructor resource file download The work is protected by local and international copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning. Classical Civilizations in the Mediterranean and Middle East. Religion and Culture V. Economy and Society in the Mediterranean VI. Using a unique periodization, this book divides the main periods of human history according to changes in the nature and extent of global contacts.
You may reading online Stearns world civilizations This global world history text emphasizes the major stages in the interactions among different peoples and societies, while at the same time assessing the development of major societies.
Encompassing social and cultural as well as political and economic history, the book examines key civilizations in world … World Civilizations: The Global Experience, Ap Edition by Peter N. Stearns and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks. In addition to textbooks. Ideologies of Western Dominance , which won the Dexter Prize, and the recently. He is currently writing a global history of the. Rico, Spain, France, and Portugal.
He is a specialist on the history of colonial. He is also the author of Slaves, Peasants, and Rebels , Early. Latin America , and Victors and Vanquished He has held fellowships. More than a decade ago, he founded and served as executive. We're sorry! We don't recognize your username or password. Please try again. The work is protected by local and international copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning.
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This title is out of print. Peter N. Adas, Rutgers University Stuart B. Availability This title is out of print. Description Designed for introductory-level survey courses in World History. Preface Preface is available for download in PDF format. Unique periodization offers a coherent and comprehensible framework for organizing the study of world history. Six distinct eras of world history are defined primarily by the nature and extent of global interaction and contact among all or most civilizations during the particular time period.
The six periods correspond to the six parts of the book. Within each part, the authors identify specific themes that characterize common experiences or common forces in individual societies as well as the kinds, patterns, and extent of global contacts that emerged during the era.
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