World's History, The, Volume 1
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World's History, The, Volume 1 by Howard Spodek
Updated in a new 5th edition, The World History continues its emphasis on the use of primary sources in exploring the history of the world. Readers are exposed to the author’s commentary and gain a better understanding to how historians view the world. KEY TOPICS: Human origins, settlement patterns, formation of empires, early world religions, trade, revolution, exploding technologies, and contemporary history. MARKET: For those interested in World History.
Howard Spodek received his B.A. degree from Columbia University (1963), majoring in history and specializing in Columbia’s newly designed program in Asian Studies. He received his M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1972) from the University of Chicago, majoring in history and specializing in India. His first trip to India was on a Fulbright Fellowship, 1964–66, and he has spent a total of some twelve years studying and teaching in India. He has also traveled widely throughout the United States, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. He has been a faculty member at Temple University since 1972, appointed Full Professor in 1984. He was awarded Temple’s Great Teacher designation in 1993. Spodek’s work in world history began in 1988 when he became Academic Director of a comprehensive, innovative program working with teachers in the School District of Philadelphia to improve their knowledge base in world history and facilitate a rewriting of the world-history program in the schools. Immediately following this program, he became principal investigator of a program that brought college professors and high-school teachers together to reconsider, revise, and, in many cases, initiate the teaching of world history in several of the colleges and universities in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Those projects led directly to the writing of the first edition of the current text (1997).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780205996070 |
| ISBN 10 | 0205996078 |
| Title | World's History, The, Volume 1 |
| Author | Howard Spodek |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education (US) |
| Year published | 2014-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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