Premodern Travel in World History

This book features some of the greatest travellers in human history - people who undertook long j...

Peace in World History

In Peace in World History, Peter N. Stearns examines the ideas of peace that have existed through...

Educating Global Citizens in Colleges and Universities

This book provides distinctive analysis of the full range of expressions in global education at a...

Guiding the American University

American higher education is under unprecedented pressure, beginning with the public funding and ...

Cultural Change in Modern World History

Encyclopedia of Social History

A reference surveying the major concerns, findings, and terms of social history. The coverage inc...

Western Civilization in World History

Western civilization and world history are often seen as different, or even mutually exclusive, r...

Industrial Turn in World History

In The Industrial Turn in World History, Peter N. Stearns presents a concise yet far reaching ove...

Revolutions in Sorrow

Huge changes have occurred in both the physical facts of death and in the cultural modes that gui...

American Fear

Americans have become excessively fearful, and manipulation through fear has become a significant...

Childhood in World History

Filling a gap in a field with very few teaching books available, Childhood in World History provi...