The Earth and Its Peoples is a truly global text that employs a fundamental theme, the interaction of human beings and the environment, as a point of comparison for different times, places, and societies. Special emphasis is given to technology and how technological development underlies all human activity. The text has been rewritten to improve coverage of the early Americas, Russia, the Enlightenment, the Renaissance, and the Industrial Revolution. The Second Edition is full color, which provides more effective maps and a colorful new part opener design. The part opener includes a brief narrative overview with a relief map and timeline that outline major historic events.
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"Bulliet et al. is by far the best text I have used in fifteen years of teaching world history. I like its focus, its length, and its features within the text. I like that it is a "true" world history, not simply an expanded western text, and its integrative theme of environment and technology is both appropriate and topical."
"I find the text even more readable than the first edition. Its strengths lie in the integration of its solid foundation in economic and technological change with insightful discussions of social and cultural developments that drove these changes in the West, carried them to other societies in other regions, and generated complex responses to industrial development on a worldwide scale. To my knowledge, no other text for world history gives so much weight so wisely to economic, technological, and environmental changes as significant forces in shaping the modern era."
"When I confer with colleagues outside my school, Bulliet is usually referred to as the best textbook out there. It is truly a world history text--seldom does a chapter focus on one geographic area. Rather it tries to offer a comparative study of different regions at a similar time or ones undergoing similar processes. The book is thoroughly organized and user friendly, with maps, charts, timelines, and illustrations that are appropriate to the material."
"The strength of the narrative is its readability! While making the written text reflect the complexity of themes inherent in a history course, the authors have not overwhelmed the narrative with lists and facts nor have they burdened the reader with technical jargon or 'dumbed down' the vocabulary or ideas. A commendable textbook--thematically clear, crisply written and assuming an intelligent readership."
"I find the text even more readable than the first edition. Its strengths lie in the integration of its solid foundation in economic and technological change with insightful discussions of social and cultural developments that drove these changes in the West, carried them to other societies in other regions, and generated complex responses to industrial development on a worldwide scale. To my knowledge, no other text for world history gives so much weight so wisely to economic, technological, and environmental changes as significant forces in shaping the modern era."
"When I confer with colleagues outside my school, Bulliet is usually referred to as the best textbook out there. It is truly a world history text--seldom does a chapter focus on one geographic area. Rather it tries to offer a comparative study of different regions at a similar time or ones undergoing similar processes. The book is thoroughly organized and user friendly, with maps, charts, timelines, and illustrations that are appropriate to the material."
"The strength of the narrative is its readability! While making the written text reflect the complexity of themes inherent in a history course, the authors have not overwhelmed the narrative with lists and facts nor have they burdened the reader with technical jargon or 'dumbed down' the vocabulary or ideas. A commendable textbook--thematically clear, crisply written and assuming an intelligent readership."
About the Author
Richard W. Bulliet (PhD, Harvard University) is Professor of Middle Eastern History at Columbia University. He has written scholarly works on a number of topics: the social and economic history of medieval Iran (THE PATRICIANS OF NISHAPUR and COTTON, CLIMATE, AND CAMELS IN EARLY ISLAMIC IRAN), the history of human-animal relations (THE CAMEL AND THE WHEEL and HUNTERS, HERDERS, AND HAMBURGERS), the process of conversion to Islam (CONVERSION TO ISLAM IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD), and the overall course of Islamic social history (ISLAM: THE VIEW FROM THE EDGE and THE CASE FOR ISLAMO-CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION). He is the editor of the COLUMBIA HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. He has published four novels, coedited THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST, and hosted an educational television series on the Middle East. He was awarded a fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and was named a Carnegie Corporation Scholar.
Pamela Kyle Crossley (PhD, Yale University) is Professor of History and Rosenwald Research Professor in the Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth College. Her books include A TRANSLUCENT MIRROR: HISTORY AND IDENTITY IN QING IMPERIAL IDEOLOGY; THE MANCHUS; ORPHAN WARRIORS: THREE MANCHU GENERATIONS AND THE END OF THE QING WORLD; and (with Lynn Hollen Lees and John W. Servos) GLOBAL SOCIETY: THE WORLD SINCE 1900. Her research--which focuses on the cultural history of China, Inner Asia, and Central Asia--has been supported by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Daniel R. Headrick (PhD, Princeton University)is Professor of History and Social Science, Emeritus, at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is the author of several books on the history of technology, imperialism, and international relations, including THE TOOLS OF EMPIRE: TECHNOLOGY AND EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY; THE TENTACLES OF PROGRESS: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM; THE INVISIBLE WEAPON: TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS; TECHNOLOGY: A GLOBAL HISTORY; POWER OVER PEOPLES: TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTS AND WESTERN IMPERIALISM, 1400 TO THE PRESENT, and WHEN INFORMATION CAME OF AGE: TECHNOLOGIES OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE AGE OF REASON AND REVOLUTION, 1700Â-1850. His articles have appeared in the "Journal of World History" and the "Journal of Modern History," and he has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Steven W. Hirsch (PhD, Stanford University) is currently Associate Professor Classics and History at Tufts University. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy. His research and publications include THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE BARBARIANS: XENOPHON AND THE PERSIAN EMPIRE, as well as articles and reviews in the "Classical Journal," the "American Journal of Philology," and the "Journal of Interdisciplinary History." He is currently working on a comparative study of ancient Mediterranean and Chinese civilizations.
Lyman L. Johnson (PhD, University of Connecticut) is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A two-time Senior Fulbright-Hays Lecturer, he also has received fellowships from the Tinker Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Philosophical Society. His recent books include DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT, AND MEMORY; THE FACES OF HONOR (with Sonya Lipsett-Rivera); THE PROBLEM OF ORDER IN CHANGING SOCIETIES; ESSAYS ON THE PRICE HISTORY OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICA (with Enrique Tandeter); and COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA (with Mark A. Burkholder). Dr. Johnson also has published in several journals, including "Hispanic American Historical Review," "Journal of Latin American Studies," "International Review of Social History," "Social History," and "Desarrollo Economico." He recently served as president of the Conference on Latin American History.
Pamela Kyle Crossley (PhD, Yale University) is Professor of History and Rosenwald Research Professor in the Arts and Sciences at Dartmouth College. Her books include A TRANSLUCENT MIRROR: HISTORY AND IDENTITY IN QING IMPERIAL IDEOLOGY; THE MANCHUS; ORPHAN WARRIORS: THREE MANCHU GENERATIONS AND THE END OF THE QING WORLD; and (with Lynn Hollen Lees and John W. Servos) GLOBAL SOCIETY: THE WORLD SINCE 1900. Her research--which focuses on the cultural history of China, Inner Asia, and Central Asia--has been supported by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Daniel R. Headrick (PhD, Princeton University)is Professor of History and Social Science, Emeritus, at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is the author of several books on the history of technology, imperialism, and international relations, including THE TOOLS OF EMPIRE: TECHNOLOGY AND EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY; THE TENTACLES OF PROGRESS: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM; THE INVISIBLE WEAPON: TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS; TECHNOLOGY: A GLOBAL HISTORY; POWER OVER PEOPLES: TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTS AND WESTERN IMPERIALISM, 1400 TO THE PRESENT, and WHEN INFORMATION CAME OF AGE: TECHNOLOGIES OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE AGE OF REASON AND REVOLUTION, 1700Â-1850. His articles have appeared in the "Journal of World History" and the "Journal of Modern History," and he has been awarded fellowships by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Steven W. Hirsch (PhD, Stanford University) is currently Associate Professor Classics and History at Tufts University. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy. His research and publications include THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE BARBARIANS: XENOPHON AND THE PERSIAN EMPIRE, as well as articles and reviews in the "Classical Journal," the "American Journal of Philology," and the "Journal of Interdisciplinary History." He is currently working on a comparative study of ancient Mediterranean and Chinese civilizations.
Lyman L. Johnson (PhD, University of Connecticut) is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A two-time Senior Fulbright-Hays Lecturer, he also has received fellowships from the Tinker Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Philosophical Society. His recent books include DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT, AND MEMORY; THE FACES OF HONOR (with Sonya Lipsett-Rivera); THE PROBLEM OF ORDER IN CHANGING SOCIETIES; ESSAYS ON THE PRICE HISTORY OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICA (with Enrique Tandeter); and COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA (with Mark A. Burkholder). Dr. Johnson also has published in several journals, including "Hispanic American Historical Review," "Journal of Latin American Studies," "International Review of Social History," "Social History," and "Desarrollo Economico." He recently served as president of the Conference on Latin American History.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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i never thought i could be this bored,
This review is from: The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History (Chs.1-35) (Hardcover)
"kill me....kill mee....every moment i live is agony." that, ladies and gentlemen, is what one feels when reading THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES. From one parching paragraph to the next through over 900 pages of ennui,dreading every page of text more than the last,eagerly anticipating the end of each assigned reading, one begins to wonder,"what on earth made me sign up for AP world history?"
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Horrible,
By datasource1337 "data" (CA,USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History (Chs.1-35) (Hardcover)
This book is terrible, not organized chronologically nor regionally. No questions to guide note taking, much superfluous information, and just a bad book altogether. I would be surprised at anyone who isn't feeling suicidal while going through the 35 chapters.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Ack!,
By Peter Schranker (Silver Spring, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History (Chs.1-35) (Hardcover)
For an AP world high school class textbook, the chapters are supersaturated with information, with no distinction as to what is important and what isn't thus when outlining chapters one is forced to have outlines almost as long as the chapter since there is no distinction of importance in the information. Each chapter is very long and there is continual jumping from time and culture. In addition, much of the writing is stretched out when it shouldn't be. It is not concise or pithy but pretentiously blown out. In short, it is boring, unclear, nonlinear, disorganized, too long. Get anything else but this.
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