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The Human Venture, Volume II: The Globe Encompassed--A World History Since 1500 (4th Edition)
The Human Venture Volume II The Globe Encompassed--A World History Since 1500 - 4th Edition Author:Anthony Esler B> From a truly global perspective, this narrative tells the story of human events on the movethe exciting "event history" of wars and politics, booms and busts, the rise and fall of empires, and moreas well as the broader development of human institutions and ideas as they evolve through time. Coverage of both events and bro... more »ader trends is presented (a) as part of still larger global movements, (b) through the lives of the people who lived it, and (c) as succinctly and vividly as possible. Volume IIThe Globe Encompassed: A World History Since 1500explores the world in balance (1350-1600); intercontinental empires (1500-1900); wars, revolutions, and dictatorships (1900-1945); and the cold war, collapsing empires, and globalization (1945-2000). For those interested in World History, Comparative History, Humanities and Civilization as well as Multicultural Studies.« less