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"Adler’s short chapters set the book apart. Virtually all the world civilization and world history textbooks I have reviewed have about 30 pages per chapter and contain a bewildering amount of detail. They are encyclopedic. Adler’s book is much better suited to my survey, which meets three days a week for an hour; students read one chapter per meeting. It’s easily manageable and the topic of the day is clear. I can supplement as I want and students are still not overwhelmed by a massive amount of material."
"As a geographer as well as a historian, I love the inclusion of maps, especially an introductory ’Worldview’ map to orient readers to textual materials. … With each new edition of this text, I have been pleased at the changes made. This demonstrates to me that Adler, and now Pouwels, are committed to continued excellence. They are not satisfied to rest on their laurels, but instead really work on the text revisions. I applaud these efforts. And I look forward to reading the latest version."
"One of my original suggestions for the revision was to include more maps, so I am delighted to see that we are doing that. The ’spot maps’ are nice, but the worldview maps are absolutely great, especially if they are accompanied by the interactive icons. My students know absolutely zero about world geography, so the worldview maps will be a very valuable addition. Color-coding the maps to the end-of-part material is a good idea, the sort of thing that students never pay any attention to, but which they notice, even if they don’t realize it."
"The three strengths of the Adler text are: a) its emphasis on interpreting the import of history’s broad themes; b) its encouragement of the learner to think about the implications of these themes; and c) its brevity and cogency, which appeal to the student who has little interest in the minutiae of history. … Adler offers a better focus on interpreting the import of history’s broad themes, and does a better job of encouraging the learner to think about history rather than just recite it."
"Adler is smooth, well-organized, colorful, and readable."
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Succeeding in World Civilizations class isn't easy. That's why Adler and Pouwels wrote WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: VOLUME II: SINCE 1500 in its trademark, easy-to-read style. Hundreds of illustrations, maps, and documents, overviews, self-tests, and other learning aids make the history of world civilizations easier for students to study and understand. Volume 1 includes thirty concise chapters make content manageable.
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"Adler’s short chapters set the book apart. Virtually all the world civilization and world history textbooks I have reviewed have about 30 pages per chapter and contain a bewildering amount of detail. They are encyclopedic. Adler’s book is much better suited to my survey, which meets three days a week for an hour; students read one chapter per meeting. It’s easily manageable and the topic of the day is clear. I can supplement as I want and students are still not overwhelmed by a massive amount of material."
"As a geographer as well as a historian, I love the inclusion of maps, especially an introductory ’Worldview’ map to orient readers to textual materials. … With each new edition of this text, I have been pleased at the changes made. This demonstrates to me that Adler, and now Pouwels, are committed to continued excellence. They are not satisfied to rest on their laurels, but instead really work on the text revisions. I applaud these efforts. And I look forward to reading the latest version."
"One of my original suggestions for the revision was to include more maps, so I am delighted to see that we are doing that. The ’spot maps’ are nice, but the worldview maps are absolutely great, especially if they are accompanied by the interactive icons. My students know absolutely zero about world geography, so the worldview maps will be a very valuable addition. Color-coding the maps to the end-of-part material is a good idea, the sort of thing that students never pay any attention to, but which they notice, even if they don’t realize it."
"The three strengths of the Adler text are: a) its emphasis on interpreting the import of history’s broad themes; b) its encouragement of the learner to think about the implications of these themes; and c) its brevity and cogency, which appeal to the student who has little interest in the minutiae of history. … Adler offers a better focus on interpreting the import of history’s broad themes, and does a better job of encouraging the learner to think about history rather than just recite it."
"Adler is smooth, well-organized, colorful, and readable."
Product Description
Succeeding in World Civilizations class isn't easy. That's why Adler and Pouwels wrote WORLD CIVILIZATIONS: VOLUME II: SINCE 1500 in its trademark, easy-to-read style. Hundreds of illustrations, maps, and documents, overviews, self-tests, and other learning aids make the history of world civilizations easier for students to study and understand. Volume 1 includes thirty concise chapters make content manageable.
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