This innovative textbook demystifies the subject of world history through a diverse range of case studies. Each chapter looks at an event, person, or place commonly included in comprehensive textbooks, from prehistory to the present and from across the globe – from the Kennewick Man to gladiators and modern-day soccer and globalization – and digs deeper, examining why historians disagree on the subject and why their debates remain relevant today.By taking the approach of ‘unwrapping the textbook,’ David Eaton reveals how historians think, making it clear that the past is not nearly as tidy as most textbooks suggest. Provocative questions like whether ancient Greece was shaped by contact with Egypt provide an entry point into how history professors may sharply disagree on even basic narratives, and how historical interpretations can be influenced by contemporary concerns. By illuminating these historiographical debates, and linking them to key skills required by historians, World History through Case Studies shows how the study of history is relevant to a new generation of students and teachers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-09-19
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt480 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury 3PL
Antal sidor304
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350042612

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David Eaton is Associate Professor of World and African history at Grand Valley State University, USA. He received his PhD from Dalhousie University in 2008, and co-hosts On Top of the World: A World History Podcast. His doctoral research focused on the history of cattle raiding along the Kenya-Uganda border, and he has published articles in several journals including Nomadic Peoples, World History Connected, and African Affairs.

IntroductionPart 1 – Prehistory to 600 BCE1. Urge Overkill: Kennewick Man and the Settling of the Americas 2. Horsing Around: The Domestication of Mammals3. #AncientEgyptMatters: The Black Athena DebatePart 2 – The Age of Empires, 600 BCE – 600 CE4. Stretching the Past: A History of Yoga5. Whose Key to China? Confucius in History6. Making Waves: The Bantu Migrations across Central Africa7. Bread and Circuses: Sport and Society in Imperial RomePart 3 – Cross-Cultural Interactions, 600 – 1450 CE8. Veiled Meanings: Islam and Gender9. Going Berserk: The Vikings and Violence10. Cosmopolitan Culture: Life along the Swahili Coast11. This Island Earth: Environmental Change on Easter IslandPart 4 – The Origins of Global Interdependence, 1450 – 1750 CE12. Supreme Sacrifice: Assessing Aztec Religion13. Orunmila Saves: Polytheism and World Religions14. Heavy Metals: Silver and the World Economy15. “We’ll Always Have Paris”: The Origins of ModernityPart 5 – Accelerating Global Integration, 1750 – 1900 16. Germ Warfare: Disease and the Age of Revolutions17. Tokyo Drift: Japan and the Industrial Revolution18. Light and Shade: Studying Colonialism in the Dutch East IndiesPart 6 – The Modern World, 1900 – Present 19. Open Wounds: The Horrors of the Second World War20. Global Goals: Soccer and GlobalizationConclusionIndex

David Eaton’s inventive approach offers students a way to see and take part in the detective work that goes into analyzing and understanding the past. His case studies of key historical issues about which there is contemporary debate range widely across time and space. They provide a fresh perspective on commonly-taught topics in ways that will intrigue students, such as exploring globalization through South Africa’s hosting soccer’s World Cup, and also allow them to explore issues that rarely make it into textbooks but should, such as the impact of the horse.