Explores the massive ecological changes that have transformed the physical world in this century and states that the ongoing environmental degradation is reversible and that the historical change that results is open-ended. 15,000 first printing.

Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World

History

McNeill, John Robert

McNeill, J.R.

World

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

"Refreshingly unpolemical and at times even witty, McNeill's book brims with carefully sifted statistics and brilliant details."―Washington Post Book World The history of the twentieth century is most often told through its world wars, the rise and fall of communism, or its economic upheavals. In his startling new book, J. R. McNeill gives us our first general account of what may prove to be the most significant dimension of the twentieth century: its environmental history. To a degree unprecedented in human history, we have refashioned the earth's air, water, and soil, and the biosphere of which we are a part. Based on exhaustive research, McNeill's story―a compelling blend of anecdotes, data, and shrewd analysis―never preaches: it is our definitive account. This is a volume in The Global Century Series (general editor, Paul Kennedy). 40 b/w photographs, 15 maps

Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (The Global Century Series)

W.W.Norton&Company

The Webs of Humankind: A World History

A cohesive, single-author world history built around the webs of interaction that stitched together regions and over time, the globe. A leader in the field presents a cohesive narrative of world history that effectively addresses the main challenge of the introductory survey: how to navigate beginning students through the vast detail of the subject. McNeill uses connective webs―along which trade, religious beliefs, technologies, pathogens, and much else traveled―to organize details and keep the big picture in view. Students emerge with clear takeaways and a strong sense of the basic dynamics of world history. Together with digital resources that amplify the webs approach and highlight diverse types of evidence, John McNeill’s The Webs of Humankind offers a clear and effective teaching tool for the world history survey course.\nBook Description\nwith Ebook, InQuizitive, History Skills Tutorials, Map and Primary Source Exercises, and Student Site

A leader in the field presents a cohesive narrative of world history that effectively addresses the main challenge of the introductory survey: how to navigate beginning students through the vast detail of the subject. McNeill uses connective webs?along which trade, religious beliefs, technologies, pathogens, and much else traveled?to organize details and keep the big picture in view. Students emerge with clear takeaways and a strong sense of the basic dynamics of world history. Together with digital resources that amplify the webs approach and highlight diverse types of evidence, John McNeill's The Webs of Humankind offers a clear and effective teaching tool for the world history survey course.

Product Description 
A cohesive, single-author world history built around the webs of interaction, in a portable value format. 
A leader in the field presents a cohesive narrative of world history that effectively addresses the main challenge of the introductory survey: how to navigate beginning students through the vast detail of the subject. McNeill uses connective webs―along which trade, religious beliefs, technologies, pathogens, and much else traveled―to organize details and keep the big picture in view. Instructors have hailed McNeill’s approach as “integrative” and “accessible,” and students call the book “easy-to-absorb” and “fun to read.” In a portable and affordable Seagull edition, with digital resources that amplify the webs approach and highlight diverse types of evidence, John McNeill’s The Webs of Humankind offers a clear and effective teaching tool for the world history survey course and the best value for students. 
 About the Author 
J. R. McNeill is a professor of history at Georgetown University. He is the author of award-winning works in world and environmental history. These include 
The Human Web: A Bird’s-Eye View of World History (co-authored with his father and world history pioneer, William H. McNeill), and 
Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World, both published by Norton. McNeill is a recent past president of the American Historical Association.

Product Description 
A cohesive, single-author world history built around the webs of interaction, in a portable value format. 
A leader in the field presents a cohesive narrative of world history that effectively addresses the main challenge of the introductory survey: how to navigate beginning students through the vast detail of the subject. McNeill uses connective webs―along which trade, religious beliefs, technologies, pathogens, and much else traveled―to organize details and keep the big picture in view. Instructors have hailed McNeill’s approach as “integrative” and “accessible,” and students call the book “easy-to-absorb” and “fun to read.” In a portable and affordable Seagull edition, with digital resources that amplify the webs approach and highlight diverse types of evidence, John McNeill’s The Webs of Humankind offers a clear and effective teaching tool for the world history survey course and the best value for students. 
 Book Description 
with Ebook, InQuizitive, Exercises, Tutorials, & Student Site 
 About the Author 
J. R. McNeill is a professor of history at Georgetown University. He is the author of award-winning works in world and environmental history. These include 
The Human Web: A Bird’s-Eye View of World History (co-authored with his father and world history pioneer, William H. McNeill), and 
Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World, both published by Norton. McNeill is a recent past president of the American Historical Association.

The Webs of Humankind: A World History (Volume 1)

About the Author\nJ. R. McNeill is a professor of history at Georgetown University. He is the author of award-winning works in world and environmental history. These include The Human Web: A Bird’s-Eye View of World History (co-authored with his father and world history pioneer, William H. McNeill), and Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World, both published by Norton. McNeill is a recent past president of the American Historical Association.\nA cohesive, single-author world history built around the webs of interaction, in a portable value format. 
A leader in the field presents a cohesive narrative of world history that effectively addresses the main challenge of the introductory survey: how to navigate beginning students through the vast detail of the subject. McNeill uses connective webs―along which trade, religious beliefs, technologies, pathogens, and much else traveled―to organize details and keep the big picture in view. Instructors have hailed McNeill’s approach as “integrative” and “accessible,” and students call the book “easy-to-absorb” and “fun to read.” In a portable and affordable Seagull edition, with digital resources that amplify the webs approach and highlight diverse types of evidence, John McNeill’s The Webs of Humankind offers a clear and effective teaching tool for the world history survey course and the best value for students.\nBook Description\nwith Ebook, InQuizitive, Exercises, Tutorials, & Student Site

The Webs of Humankind: A World History (Seagull Edition)

Product Description A cohesive, single-author world history built around the webs of interaction that stitched together regions and over time, the globe. A leader in the field presents a cohesive narrative of world history that effectively addresses the main challenge of the introductory survey: how to navigate beginning students through the vast detail of the subject. McNeill uses connective webs―along which trade, religious beliefs, technologies, pathogens, and much else traveled―to organize details and keep the big picture in view. Students emerge with clear takeaways and a strong sense of the basic dynamics of world history. Together with digital resources that amplify the webs approach and highlight diverse types of evidence, John McNeill’s The Webs of Humankind offers a clear and effective teaching tool for the world history survey course. Book Description with Ebook, InQuizitive, History Skills Tutorials, Map and Primary Source Exercises, and Student Site About the Author J. R. McNeill is a professor of history at Georgetown University. He is the author of award-winning works in world and environmental history. These include The Human Web: A Bird’s-Eye View of World History (co-authored with his father and world history pioneer, William H. McNeill), and Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World, both published by Norton. McNeill is a recent past president of the American Historical Association.

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Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World

Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (The Global Century Series)

The Webs of Humankind: A World History

The Webs of Humankind: A World History

The Webs of Humankind: A World History

The Webs of Humankind: A World History

The Webs of Humankind: A World History (Volume 1)

The Webs of Humankind: A World History (Seagull Edition)

The Webs of Humankind: A World History

The Webs of Humankind: A World History