Stearns, Peter N. <br/><br/>
World history :  the basics / 
Peter N. Stearns. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2011. 
 - 202 p. ;  21 cm. 
 - The basics .
 - Basics (Routledge (Firm)) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : what and why is world history? -- A world history skeleton -- Habits of mind in world history -- Managing time : choosing and evaluating world history periods -- Managing space : world history regions and civilizations -- Contacts and the structure of world history -- Topics in world history -- Disputes in world history -- World history in the contemporary era. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415582759 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010018497 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World history.<br/>History--Philosophy.<br/>History--Study and teaching.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909  / STE