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World Civilization
Robin W. Winks
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Description for World Civilization
Paperback. Num Pages: 575 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 944.
Robin W. Winks placed particular emphasis on those developments that most directly explain the nature of the modern world: social diffusion, group and national consciousness, technological change, religious identities-those aspects of intellectual history that have contributed most to our current dilemmas. In turn this means that there is more in World Civilization: A Brief History about nationalism, imperialism, or ethnic identities than there is about monarchies, feudalism, or diplomacy. The result of the strategic and intellectual decisions made with respect to this textbook is that its proportions are not the customary ones. Particular emphasis is placed on the early ... Read more
Robin W. Winks placed particular emphasis on those developments that most directly explain the nature of the modern world: social diffusion, group and national consciousness, technological change, religious identities-those aspects of intellectual history that have contributed most to our current dilemmas. In turn this means that there is more in World Civilization: A Brief History about nationalism, imperialism, or ethnic identities than there is about monarchies, feudalism, or diplomacy. The result of the strategic and intellectual decisions made with respect to this textbook is that its proportions are not the customary ones. Particular emphasis is placed on the early ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Collegiate Press United States
Number of pages
575
Condition
New
Number of Pages
575
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780939693283
SKU
V9780939693283
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About Robin W. Winks
Robin W. Winks was the Randolph W. Townsend Jr. Professor of History at Yale University. Professor Winks was a noted scholar in a wide range of subjects, including British imperial history, Canadian-American relations, comparative American history, conservation history and the theory and development of espionage. He chaired the Department of History at Yale 1996-1999 and was master of Berkeley College ... Read more
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