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The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol. 1: To 1700
The Human Record is a leading collection of primary sources for world history courses. Unlike many world history texts that center on the West, The Human Record provides balanced coverage of the global past. The book features both written and artifactual sources placed in their full historical contexts through introductory essays, footnotes, and focus questions. Each volume in the Fifth Edition begins with a prologue, "Primary Sources and How to Read Them", that introduces students to the proper methods for reading and interpreting primary source material; the authors also walk students through sample visual and textual sources to help them master this skill.
505 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1989
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February 20, 2008
This is a collection of primary sources from world history. It's many of the major works you'd need to read in a freshman survey course - which is where I read this. There are also introductions to each document and questions for discussion. As much as it's meant for a history course, if you'd like one handy paperback that included the major works of world history, this one is a good choice. Also, it's usually two volumes.
It gets three stars because it's dry as hell and I hated the TA that I had for discussions of this book. She was just awful and took all of the fun out of the class. I hate her.
It gets three stars because it's dry as hell and I hated the TA that I had for discussions of this book. She was just awful and took all of the fun out of the class. I hate her.
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