World History: Ideologies, Structures, and Identities

Pomper

ISBN 10: 0631208984 / ISBN 13: 9780631208983

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1998

About this Item

Presents overviews and approaches to the problems of world history. This book offers radical postmodern and postcolonial critiques of holism, identity, and Western "scientific" history in favor of a different kind of universalism. It is suitable for those interested in teaching history courses attuned to the global era in which we live. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Elphick, Richard H.; Vann, Richard T. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594. . 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: World History: Ideologies, Structures, and Identities
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631208984
• ISBN 13: 9780631208983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

World history is currently one of the most exciting areas of discussion amongst historians.

About the Author

Philip Pomper is William F. Armstrong Professor of History at Wesleyan University. He is also Associate Editor of History and Theory. He has written primarily on the Russian revolutionary intelligentsia and on the uses of psychology in history.

Richard H. Elphick is Professor of History at Wesleyan Univeristy. He has written on the origins of white dominance in Southern Africa and on the history of Liberalism and Christianity in the region. He is currently interested in missions and Christianity in world history.

Richard T. Vann is Professor of History and letters at Wesleyan University. He is Senior Editor of History and Theory and has written on the history of family life in a world perspective.