In these 30 short videos John Green takes on World History thematically by discussing war, disease, money, populations, revolutions, empires, and more.
Credo Reference helps you start your historical research with timelines, regional and global histories, and introductions to key historical events.
Cold War by
Cold War goes beyond US-USSR relations to explore the Cold War from an international perspective, including key events and developments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Dictionary of Contemporary History by
This book is a concise guide to the ideas, events, people and movements that have shaped the world from the end of the Second World War to the year 2000.
The Age of Exploration by
This engaging title tells the story of the explorers who became the first Europeans to visit the lands that would later become the United States of America. Readers will learn about the Spanish explorers of the Southwest and the Gulf Coast, the English and Dutch explorers of the Atlantic Coast, and the French explorers of the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River.
Atlantic in World History by
A good book for understanding the importance of Atlantic Trade during the Age of Discovery.
Behemoth by
This book takes readers from the textile mills in England that powered the Industrial Revolution to the steel and car plants of twentieth-century America, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union, to today's behemoths making trainers, toys and iPhones in China and Vietnam. The author traces arguments about factories and social progress through such critics and champions as Marx, Ford and Stalin. The author explores the representation of factories in the work of Margaret Bourke-White, Charlie Chaplin and Diego Rivera.
Empires in World History: Power and the politics of difference by
Empires in World History departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a remarkable look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order. Empires in World History offers a fresh approach to understanding the impact of empires on the past and present.
The First World War by
The First World War examines the outbreak, events themselves and aftermath of the Great War, and the political, social and economic effects on the European countries involved.
Making Sense of World History by
This book is a comprehensive and accessible textbook that helps students understand the key themes of world history within a chronological framework stretching from ancient times to the present day. To lend coherence to its narrative, the book employs a set of organizing devices that connect times, places, and/or themes. This narrative is supported by flowcharts that show how phenomena within diverse broad themes interact in generating key processes and events in world history. A discussion of the common challenges faced by different types of agent, including rulers, merchants, farmers, and parents, and a comparison of how these challenges were addressed in different times and places. An exhaustive and balanced treatment of themes such as culture, politics, and economy, with an emphasis on interaction.
Piracy in World History by
This edited volume highlights the relevance of both European and non-European understandings of piracy to the development of global maritime security and freedom of navigation. It explores the significance of 'legal posturing' on the part of those accused of piracy, as well as the existence of non-European laws and regulations regarding piracy and related forms of maritime violence in the early modern era. The authors in this volume highlight cases from various parts of the early-modern world, thereby explaining piracy as a global phenomenon.
The Second World War by
This narrative captures the perspectives of leading politicians and war commanders, journalists, civilians, and ordinary soldiers, offering gripping eyewitness accounts of heroism, defeat, suffering, This book is one of the first historical studies of World War II that describes the Holocaust as an integral part of the war. It also covers maneuvers, strategies, and leaders operating in European, Asian, and Pacific theatres. In addition, this book brings in survivor testimonies of occupation, survival behind enemy lines, and the experience of minority groups such as the Roma in Europe, to offer a comprehensive account of the war's impact on individuals on both sides. This is a sweeping narrative of one of the most deadly wars in history, which took almost forty million lives, and irrevocably changed countless more.
