The Thinking Past: Questions and Problems in World History to 1750Oxford University Press, 26 aug 2014 - 545 pagina's The Thinking Past: Questions and Problems in World History to 1750 is based on the premise that asking questions and evaluating sources represents an insightful way to study world history. Authors Adrian Cole and Stephen Ortega believe that the classroom experience of debating different issues, such as the origins of war and the nature of empire, serves as a solid foundation for actually thinking about world history. FEATURES * Questions-based approach: Each chapter in The Thinking Past is based on a question that has been generated in an actual class discussion |
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