Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the Modern World (1300 to the Present)
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Book Overview
A stellar group of historians paint a decidedly different modern world history, one in which the rise of the West was not predetermined and where global integration has manifested itself in fits and starts rather than as a smooth process over the last seven centuries. This fresh interpretation, driven by powerful ideas and colorful stories, promises to engage readers for decades to come.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393977463
ISBN13:9780393977462
Release Date:March 2002
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:544 Pages
Weight:2.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 8.9" x 10.8"
Customer Reviews
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Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the Modern World
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I am not usually excited about textbooks, especially history ones, but I found this book:Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the Modern World, very entertaining and useful.
Great!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
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Textbook for people with open minds
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
The book is great in that it goes beyond what the black death did in EUROPE. The book is written as a text book and contains maps, pictures, and tons of useful information. The greatest part of this book is that it presents educational findings in a textbook style so that even high schoolers can read it without feeling too overwhelmed. Also, in high school most the student don't know of the mogul empire; this book sheds light on other parts of the world that most high school classes doesn't cover.
The best modern world history book on the market
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I've used several different modern world history texts in my courses, and this is not only the one that I like best, but according to student course evaluations it is the one that my students at 3 different universities have liked the best. It does a great job of connecting the dots between different civilizations and showing the relationships among them, unlike the standard text that simply throws all the different civilizations into separate sections. It also is truly global, whereas too many texts are simply Western Civ. texts that add a few "non-western" chapters. After reading some dozen modern World History books I'm convinced that this one is not only the best, but is head and shoulders above its competitors. I will admit, though, that in my experience the 2.0 student hasn't liked this book as well as the 2.8-4.0 student. But to be fair, that was also true of other books I assigned in the past (Bulliet, Palmer, Kishlansky, etc.)
Excellent.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Unlike the previous reviewers I found Tignor's text to be a highly lucid and comprehensive account of world history. If you have not read much history than you will have to be patient at first with the writing style as it is chock full of information and concepts that can seem disconnected an quite abstract. Yet, if you have the perseverance to stick with it, you be rewarded with a rich understanding of the themes that run through the narrative of human history. Strongly recommended.
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