World A History

Name: World A History
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ISBN: 9780205759316

ISBN-10: 0205759319

ISBN-13: 9780205759316

Edition: 2011

Authors: Felipe Fernï¿½ndez-Armesto

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The World: A History#xA0;interweaves two stories: the story#xA0;of our interactions with nature and the story of our interactions with each other. The environment-centered story is about humans distancing themselves from the rest of nature and searching for a relationship that strikes a balance between constructive and destructive exploitation. The culture-centered story is about how human cultures have become mutually influential and yet mutually differentiating. Both stories have been going on for thousands of years. We do not know whether they will end in triumph or disaster. #xA0; There is no prospect of covering all of world history in one book. Rather, the fabric of this book is woven…

Book details

List price: $61.40
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 12/16/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Felipe Fernï¿½ndez-Armesto, the William P. Reynolds Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration and Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States. He lives in South Bend, Indiana, and London.