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WORLD CIVILIZATIONS offers students a comprehensive and balanced overview of the world's major civilizations, spanning from the ancient world to modern times. With more than half of the text devoted to non-Western civilizations, this Third Edition provides increased attention to modern-day Islam, pre-colonial Africa, the role of women throughout history, and the global effects of World War II on the various civilizations. Throughout, Philip Adler describes history as the story of how individuals have tried (with varying degrees of success) to meet their physical, emotional, and intellectual needs and desires.
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About the Author:
Philip J. Adler taught college courses in world history to undergraduates for almost thirty years prior to his recent retirement. Dr. Adler earned his Ph.D. at the University of Vienna following military service overseas in the 1950s. His dissertation was on the activity of the South Slav emigres during World War I, and his academic specialty was the modern history of Eastern Europe and the Austro-Hungarian empire. His research has been supported by Fulbright and the National Endowment for the Humanities grants. Adler has published widely in the historical journals of the U.S. and German-speaking Europe. He is currently professor emeritus at East Carolina University, where he spent most of his teaching career.
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"I really like the vision of the book as its organization works well with the way I teach thecourse. The table of contents is clear and descriptive which helps me decide what chapters I'm going to assign for the semester."
"Main strengths: Short chapters, lots of study aids, good review material at the end of each chapter--these are the main criteria I use in selecting the text."
"Overall I found this an exemplary text. ... The text is ideal for semester courses of 15 weeks and would certainly allow for some other assigned reading which I like. ... This is a beautiful book! The layout, maps, illustrations, use of color are very appealing. ... I especially like the summaries, "Test Your Knowledge," Identification Terms, and InfoTrac."
"I really like the vision of the book as its organization works well with the way I teach thecourse. The table of contents is clear and descriptive which helps me decide what chapters I'm going to assign for the semester."
"Main strengths: Short chapters, lots of study aids, good review material at the end of each chapter--these are the main criteria I use in selecting the text."
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- PublisherWadsworth Publishing
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0534601472
- ISBN 13 9780534601478
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number3
- Number of pages784
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