Book by FernandezArmesto Felipe
Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
The World: A History interweaves two stories: the story of our interactions with nature and the story of our interactions with each other. The environment-centered story is about humans distancing themselves from the rest of nature and searching for a relationship that strikes a balance between constructive and destructive exploitation. The culture-centered story is about how human cultures have become mutually influential and yet mutually differentiating. Both stories have been going on for thousands of years. We do not know whether they will end in triumph or disaster.
There is no prospect of covering all of world history in one book. Rather, the fabric of this book is woven from selected strands. Readers will see these at every turn, twisted together into yarn, stretched into stories. Human-focused historical ecology—the environmental theme—will drive readers back, again and again, to the same concepts: sustenance, shelter, disease, energy, technology, art. (The last is a vital category for historians, not only because it is part of our interface with the rest of the world, but also because it forms a record of how we see reality and of the way we see its changes.) In the global story of human interactions—the cultural theme—we return constantly to the ways people make contact with each another: migration, trade, war, imperialism, pilgrimage, gift exchange, diplomacy, travel—and to their social frameworks: the economic and political arenas, the human groups and groupings, the states and civilizations, the sexes and generations, the classes and clusters of identity.
Felipe Fernández-Armesto holds the William P. Reynolds Chair of History at the University of Notre Dame. He has master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Oxford, where he spent most of his teaching career, before taking up the Chair of Global Environmental History at Queen Mary College, University of London, in 2000, and the Prince of Asturias Chair at Tufts University (2005—2009).He is on the editorial boards of the History of Cartography for the University of Chicago Press, Studies in Overseas History (Leiden University), Comparative Studies in Society and History, Journeys, and Journal of Global History. Recent awards include the World History Association Book Prize (2007), Spain’s Premio Nacional de Gastronomía(2005, for his work on the history of food), and the PremioNacional de Investigación (Sociedad Geográfica Española,2004). He has had many distinguished visiting appointments, including a Fellowship of the Netherlands Institute of Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences and aUnion Pacific Visiting Professorship at the University of Minnesota. He won the Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum in 1995 and the John Carter Brown Medal in 1999 and has honorary doctorates from La Trobe University and the Universidad de los Andes. He has served on the Council of the Hakluyt Society, on the Committee of English PEN, and as Chairman of the PEN Literary Foundation.
His work in journalism includes regular columns in the British and Spanish press, and, among his many contributions
to broadcasting, he is the longest-serving presenter of BBC radio’s flagship current affairs program, Analysis. He has
been short-listed for the most valuable literary prize in the United Kingdom.
Fernández-Armesto is the author, coauthor, or editor of 30 books and numerous papers and scholarly articles. His
work has been translated into 25 languages. His books include Before Columbus; The Times Illustrated History of
Europe; Columbus; Millennium: A History of the Last Thousand Years (the subject of a ten-part series on CNN);
Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature; Near a Thousand Tables; The Americas; Humankind:
A Brief History; Ideas that Changed the World; The Times Atlas of World Exploration; The Times Guide to the Peoples of
Europe; Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America; and Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Versand:
Gratis
Innerhalb der USA
Versand:
EUR 3,82
Innerhalb der USA
Anbieter: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, USA
Zustand: Good. Good condition. Volume 2. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers X01A-01200
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers S_301872734
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.7. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0205759327I5N00
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.7. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0205759327I5N01
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, USA
Zustand: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 1.6. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers bk0205759327xvz189zvxgdd
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, USA
Zustand: Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 1.6. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 353-0205759327-acp
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, USA
Paperback. Zustand: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers think_very_0205759327
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, USA
Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 1.6. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 353-0205759327-vrg
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, USA
Paperback. Zustand: very good. Very Good Copy. Fast Shipment. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers SilverDragon0205759327
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: SGS Trading Inc, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA
Paperback. Zustand: Good. Textbook, May Have Highlights, Notes and/or Underlining, BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE, NO CD, Ships with Emailed Tracking. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers SKU0499408
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar