Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World from the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present

by Jeremy Adelman, Xinru Liu, Robert L. Tignor, et al.

Book Overview

In this second edition, the book's non-Eurocentric approach continues with expansions of the original eleven world history "turning point" stories from the modern period to include ten more "turning point" stories from the earlier periods of world history. From the history of the world's first cities built on the great rivers of Afro-Eurasia, to the formation of the Silk Road, to the rise of nation-states, and the story of modern globalization, Worlds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393932109
• ISBN13: 9780393932102
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.1" x 11.0"