The Human Record: Sources of Global History

by Alfred J. Andrea, James H. Overfield

Now in its fifth edition The Human Recordcontinues to be the leading sourcebook in world history. The book is recognized for its current scholarship, balanced approach and wealth of both textual and artifactual sources. A Prologue entitled " Primary Sources and How to Read Them" appears in each volume, teaching students how to approach and analyze sources as historical evidence.Third Edition, has been widely praised for its distinguished scholarship, comprehensive coverage and consistently global approach to world history.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, College, Reference

525 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1989

About the author

Alfred John Andrea

Reviews

[The Mistah · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.