World History, Volume I

by William J. Duiker, Jackson J. Spielvogel

Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, highly readable overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time. Thorough coverage of political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history is integrated into a chronological framework to help students gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. This edition of WORLD HISTORY continues to take a global approach to world history, with an emphasis on analytical comparisons between and among cultures throughout history. This approach helps students link events together in a broad comparative and global framework, thereby placing the contemporary world in a more meaningful historical context.

Genres: History, Textbooks, Reference, Nonfiction

624 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

William J. Duiker is a former United States Foreign Service officer and Professor of History at Penn State University. His area of expertise is East Asia; while in the Foreign Service he spent several years in Vietnam, where an injury left him with partial hearing in one ear. Duiker is the author of Ho Chi Minh: A Life, published in 2000, which was the first comprehensive biography of Ho Chi Minh using sources from Vietnam. He recently retired from teaching.

Reviews

[Brooke]

UGH......

[Charles Nevle · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s been a while since I studied World History - a long while. Having read many history books focusing on specific time periods, geographies, and/or subjects, I wanted to refresh my broader based mental framework of the larger historical fabric. This book (at least through 1800) did the trick. Given the clearly large time period and breadth of geography covered, it is an overview, and will leave those with more nuanced knowledge or interest unsatisfied. However, for my desires, it completely fit the bill. I’m probably going to read Volume 2, but the price for that volume is relatively high to Volume 1, so I’m still on the fence.

[Reg · Rating 1 out of 5]

Book is hot, sexist, garbage.