What’s the Significance?
the three Cs, xxxii
world history movement, xxxii
essentialism, xxxiv
Eurocentrism, xxxv
globalization, xxxv
Big Picture Questions
Next Steps: For Further Study
David Christian, This Fleeting World (2008). A big-picture overview of the human experience in less than 100 pages by a leading world historian.
Ross Dunn, ed., The New World History (2000). A collection of articles dealing with the teaching of world history.
Patrick Manning, Navigating World History (2003). An survey of the overview of the growth of world history, the field’s achievements, and the debates within it.
J. R. McNeill and William H. McNeill, The Human Web (2003). An approach to world history that emphasizes the changing webs of connection among human communities.
Heidi Roup (ed.), Teaching World History in the Twenty-First Century (2009) A practical resource book for the teaching of World History.
“World History Matters,” http://worldhistorymatters.org/. A point of entry to many world history websites, featuring numerous images and essays.