{"product_id":"world-history-through-case-studies-historical-skills-in-practice-9781350341739","title":"World History Through Case Studies: Historical Skills in Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis innovative textbook demystifies the subject of world history through a diverse range of case studies. Each chapter looks at an event, person, or place from prehistory to the present and from across the globe - from the Kennewick Man to germ warfare, Japanese industrialization and modern-day soccer - and digs deeper, examining why historians disagree on the subject and why their debates remain relevant today. Through these case studies David Eaton 'unwraps the textbook', introducing key skills and debates and showing that past is not nearly as tidy as most textbooks suggest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fully revised second edition includes updated historiography throughout plus: \u003cbr\u003e- New discussion questions and chapter learning objectives\u003cbr\u003e- Additional primary source texts, images and maps\u003cbr\u003e- Four new chapters on Gender and the Mongols, the Swahili Coast c.1100-1300, the Itaipu Dam and indigenous rights, and Ebola outbreaks in modern West Africa\u003cbr\u003e- A new companion website and online resources \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePosing provocative questions and demonstrating how historical interpretations can be influenced by contemporary concerns, \u003ci\u003eWorld History through Case Studies\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the study of history is relevant to a new generation of students and teachers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Eaton \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of World and African history at Grand Valley State University, USA. He received his PhD from Dalhousie University in 2008, and co-hosts On Top of the World: A World History Podcast. His doctoral research focused on the history of cattle raiding along the Kenya-Uganda border, and he has published articles in several journals including Nomadic Peoples, World History Connected, and African Affairs.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589687181586,"sku":"9781350341739","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc637ca7-ef31-486c-8bf5-cfd8b532e305.jpg?v=1756801507","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/world-history-through-case-studies-historical-skills-in-practice-9781350341739","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}