Connections: A World History, Combined Volume

This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed. For courses in world history. A clear, compelling, concise rendering of world history that focuses on societal connections In an age of growing global interconnectedness, an understanding of diverse world cultures and their histories has never been more essential. Connections: A World History helps students achieve this understanding with its simple, straightforward narrative that tells the compelling story of the peoples and societies that preceded us and how they shaped the world. The title’s concise chapters feature engaging, readable content that focuses on the central theme of connections among world societies. The 4th Edition features over 250 maps, History 360 interactive experiences, and updated interpretations and learnings throughout.

Table of Contents:
PART I: AN AGE OF REGIONAL CONNECTIONS, TO 1650 C.E. Era One: Emergence and Expansion of Regional Societies, to 300 c.e. 1. The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 b.c.e. 2. Early Societies of Africa and West Asia, to 500 b.c.e. 3. Societies and Beliefs of Early India, to 550 c.e. 4. The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 c.e. 5. Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 b.c.e.--1500 c.e. 6. The Persian Connection: Its Impact and Influences, 2000 b.c.e.--637 c.e. 7. Greek Civilization and Its Expansion into Asia, 2000--30 b.c.e. 8. The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World, 753 b.c.e.--284 c.e. Era Two: Transregional Conflicts and Religious Connections, 200--1200 c.e. 9. Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the Christian West, 100--1100 c.e. 10. The Byzantine World, 284--1240 11. The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100--750 12. Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of Southern Asia, 711--1400 13. African Societies, 700--1500 14. The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian Societies, 220--1240 c.e. Era Three: Cross-Cultural Conflicts and Commercial Connections, 1000--1650 15. Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000--1400 16. The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050--1530 17. Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic Empires, 1071--1707 18. The Aztec and Inca Empires, 1300--1550 19. Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400--1700 PART II. AN AGE OF GLOBAL CONNECTIONS, 1500--PRESENT Era Four: The Shift from Regional to Global Connections, 1500--1800 20. The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and Global Expansion, 1500--1650 21. The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300--1800 22. Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500--1800 23. Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400--1800 24. Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600--1789 25. Russia's Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300--1800 Era Five: Revolution, Industry, Ideology, and Empire, 1750--1914 26. The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750--1830 27. Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700--1914 28. Nation Building in the Americas, 1789--1914 29. New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800--1912 30. New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800--1914 Era Six: Global Upheavals and Global Integration, 1900--Present 31. The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890--1918 32. Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918--1939 33. World War II and the Holocaust, 1933--1945 34. East Versus West: The Cold War and Its Aftermath, 1945--Present 35. The Upheavals of Asia, 1945--Present 36. Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914--Present 37. Africa Since 1919 38. The Middle East Since 1919 Epilogue: Connections in a Globalizing Age Volume I includes chapters 1--20; Volume II includes chapters 19--38.

About the Author :
About our authors Edward H. Judge and John W. Langdon are professors of history at Le Moyne College, where for decades they team-taught a 2-semester world history course for first-year students and courses on modern global history for upper-level students. Ed earned his doctorate at the University of Michigan and spent a year in the USSR as an IREX scholar. John earned his doctorate at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Public Affairs, where he was a National Defense Fellow. Ed taught at Le Moyne from 1978 through 2018, was the College’s Scholar of the Year in 1994, and was awarded the J. C. Georg Endowed Professorship in 1997. John has taught at Le Moyne since 1971, directed its Honors Program, and was awarded the O’Connell Distinguished Teaching Professorship in 1996. Each has been named the College’s Teacher of the Year and has chaired its Department of History. They have written or edited 9 books: 4 in collaboration with each other, 3 as individuals, and 2 in collaboration with other scholars. They love teaching world history, especially to students of diverse backgrounds and interests, and they derive great joy from infecting their students with a passion and enthusiasm for the study of the human past.