World

by James A. Banks, Barry K. Beyer, Gloria Contreras

Survey of world history from prehistory through current events

760 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2001

About the author

James A. Banks is the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus at the University of Washington, Seattle. He was the Russell F. Stark University Professor at the University of Washington, 2001–2006. Professor Banks is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and of the National Council for the Social Studies. He is a specialist in social studies education and multi­cultural education and has written widely in these fields.