Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past Volume 1 from the Beginnings to 1500 2nd edition [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 1169 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072489790
• ISBN-13: 978-0072489798
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Boycott this book, December 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past (Hardcover)

This is an OK book, but unfortunately Bentley's predatory practice of reorganizing the same information or renumbering the chapters every year or so keeps students buying the expensive paperback, selling it back for far less to bookstores which then cannot sell it. The contents of the book are indistinguishable from other editions; you don't need the newest one.

If you need this book for a class, buy a used one and refuse to support Bentley's intellectual laziness.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and comprehensive - WELL WORTH IT, June 10, 2010

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E. White "APWH Teacher" (THOMASVILLE, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past (Nasta Hardcover Reinforced High School Binding (Hardcover)

This book is extremely well-researched and presented. The authors do a great job identifying patterns in world history and tying regions together. Every chapter begins with an interesting story that serves as an example for a concept described in that chapter, and there are many primary sources included in the book as a way of reinforcing concepts. I have reviewed many world history books and this one is simply the best. For AP World History students, as far as I am concerned, it is the gold standard. The textbook website is excellent, as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick shipping, September 5, 2011

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Angel Alberto Arce - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past (Nasta Hardcover Reinforced High School Binding (Hardcover)

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