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World History

1. Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination

   Joyce Appleby

   A compelling history of the European explorations that ignited curiosity about nature and science, ultimately leading to the theory of evolution.More

2. The History of the Renaissance World: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople

   Susan Wise Bauer

   A lively and fascinating narrative history about the birth of the modern world.More

3. When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail

   Eric Jay Dolin

   Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships.More

4. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

   Stephen Greenblatt

   Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction 
   Winner of the 2011 National Book Award for Non-FictionMore

5. Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations: From the Ancient Near East through the Age of Absolutism

   James M. Brophy, Joshua Cole, John Robertson, Et Al.

   Fifth Edition / Volume(s): 1 / Chapters 1-15

   The best collection of longer primary sources now available in an affordable, compact format.More

6. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A Companion Reader

   Kenneth L. Pomeranz, James B. Given, Laura J. Mitchell

   Volume(s): 1

   Nearly 150 visual and textual primary sources to complement Worlds Together, Worlds Apart.More

7. Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World: From the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present

   Robert Tignor, Jeremy Adelman, Stephen Aron, Et Al.

   Third Edition / Volume(s): One-Volume

   The most global approach to world history, now more streamlined and accessible.More

8. The Mongols and Global History

   Morris Rossabi

   An accessible, documents-based introduction to the history of the Mongols.More

9. The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade

   Susan Wise Bauer

   A masterful narrative of the Middle Ages, when religion became a weapon for kings all over the world.More

10. Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations: From the Ancient Near East through the Age of Absolutism

    James M. Brophy, Joshua Cole, Steven Epstein, Et Al.

    Fourth Edition / Volume(s): 1 / Chapters 1-15

    Perspectives from the Past is the most flexible and substantial reader for use in the two-semester Western Civilizations course.More

11. Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration

    Felipe Fernández-Armesto

    "A brilliant and readable book...a rich study of humankind's restless spirit."—Candice Millard, New York Times Book ReviewMore

12. Children of the Sun: A History of Humanity's Unappeasable Appetite for Energy

    Alfred W. Crosby

    We don’t often recognize the humble activity of cooking for the revolutionary cultural adaptation that it is. But when the hearth fires started burning in the Paleolithic, humankind broadened the exploitation of food and took one of several great leaps forward.More

13. Pirates in the Age of Sail

    Robert J. Antony

    Pirates in the Age of Sail takes a global perspective to explore the world of pirates between the early sixteenth and middle nineteenth centuries.More

14. The Global Revolutions of 1968

    Jeremi Suri

    The revolutions of 1968 represent the culmination of 1960's protest movements across the globe.More

15. The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries

    Jan Bondeson

    "A guilty pleasure....The Victorian-era courtroom antics alone are worth the price of admission."—Publishers WeeklyMore