Encyclopedia of World History is May eBook of the Month
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, April 28, 2009—In today's world of globalization, there is a growing trend among historians and students alike to study the common challenges and experiences that unite the human past. The seven-volume Encyclopedia of World History is truly a groundbreaking work and one of the first to offer a balanced presentation of human history for a global perspective on the past. A team of distinguished world history academics has brought together scores of specialists in writing signed entries based on the latest scholarship.
Based on the National Standards for World History
Influenced by the U.S. National Standards for World History, this comprehensive and authoritative set is rich in features to make the study of world history easier for students to understand. Arranged in six chronological eras that span prehistory to the present day, its chronological approach follows the way world history is taught and studied in the classroom. Each volume era begins with essays that address large themes—such as agriculture, science and technology, social and class relationships, trade and cultural exchanges, and warfare—allowing students to make connections and trace key global patterns over time. The final volume contains primary source documents and a master index for the set.
Key Features That Enhance the Set's Reference Value
- Thematic essays that help students make comparisons and connections across regions and time periods
- Primary source documents, carefully chosen to be representative of the six world eras
- Informative, cross-referenced entries
- A chronology in every volume that helps students place events in context
- More than 600 illustrations, including full-color maps designed to convey the importance of geography in world history
- Further reading sections that encourage additional research
- Individual volume indexes
- A comprehensive set index.
Provided through the generous support of Facts On File, Encyclopedia of World History will be available through more than 16,000 participating libraries May 1-31. To help libraries promote the May eBook of the Month, NetLibrary has developed a tool kit of free promotional resources that includes print-on-demand bookmarks, a sample press release and electronic support materials. More information is available at:
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