Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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978-1-5381-0563-4 • Hardback • May 2018 • $168.00 • (£131.00)
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Kevin Reilly is professor of history at Raritan Valley College. He has also taught at Rutgers, Columbia, and Princeton.
List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1 The Long Prologue: From 14 Billion Years Ago
Chapter 2 The Brave New World of City, State, and Pasture: From 3000 BCE
Chapter 3 Eurasian Classical Cultures and Empires: 600 BCE–200 CE
Chapter 4 The Spread of New Ways in Eurasia: 200 CE–1000 CE
Chapter 5 The Making of an Afro-Eurasian Network: 1000 CE–1450 CE
Chapter 6 Parallel Worlds of Inner Africa, the Americas, and Oceania: Before 1450
Chapter 7 Empires and Encounters in the Early Modern Era: 1450–1750
Chapter 8 The Roots of Globalization: 1450–1750
Chapter 9 Breaking Out and the First Modern Societies: 1750–1900
Chapter 10 The Great Disturbance by Global Empires: 1750–1940
Chapter 11 The Modern World and Global Realignments: The Past Century
Chapter 12 Beneath the Surface of Globalization and Modernity:
The Past Century
Index
About the Author
This is a wonderfully scholarly book that directly engages the latest debates in the field (with footnotes even!) yet wears its erudition lightly. Reilly expertly weaves together political, economic, social, and LOTS of cultural threads, selecting good—and sometimes surprising—case studies for illustration. The text never loses sight of his view of the grand arc of it all, arguing for a series of successive globalizations over at least the last millennium. This text will make a wonderful companion to Reilly’s two-volume document series, which remains a classic in the field.
— Sue Gronewold, Kean University
The Human Journey speaks directly to students, offering a very readable and well-developed narrative about the interactions and connections that have shaped human society—from the first hominids to the contemporary implications of globalization. Kevin Reilly presents stories of humanity's past that are concise while also providing depth and ease of understanding. This is an engaging text where readers travel back in time and are amply rewarded for their journey.
— David M. Kalivas, Middlesex Community College; editor of H-World at H-Net
Kevin Reilly has been a pioneer in the field of world history for three decades. His textbooks and source collections have brought order and clarity to this vast subject for a generation of college students. In The Human Journey, Reilly presents the latest scholarship for general readers and students with his customary blend of intellectual curiosity, wonder, and lively expression. I can think of no better place to start out on the path of world history.
— George D. Sussman, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
Up-to-date information and conceptualization take this book to a new level of excellence. As always, Kevin Reilly offers rich social history and narrative.
— Marilynn Hitchens, University of Colorado Denver
Concise
affordable
readable
focuses on the human dimension
FOR PROFESSORS
Instructor's Manual. For each chapter, this valuable resource provides a variety of tools such as lecture outlines, student learning objectives, discussion questions, and other resources to simplify classroom preparation.
Test Bank. The Test Bank includes a variety of test questions and is available in either Word or PDF formats. For every chapter in the text, the Test Bank includes a complete test with a variety of question types, including multiple choice, true false, and essay formats.
Lecture Notes. The Lecture Notes provide the tables and figures from the text.