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  • World History

    The Basics

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Series series The Basics
    World history continues to evolve as one of the most popular and widely discussed approaches to the study of history. The second edition of World History: The Basics offers an updated introduction of this fast-growing field, addressing key questions such as:What is world history?How do we study a subject with such a broad geographic and chronological range?Why has world history been controversial ... Read more

    $46.71 CAD

  • Western Civilization in World History

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Series series Themes in World History
    Western civilization and world history are often seen as different, or even mutually exclusive, routes into historical studies. This volume shows that they can be successfully linked, providing a tool to see each subject in the context of the other, identifying influences and connections.Western Civilization in World History takes up the recent debates about the merits of the well-established ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Consumerism in World History

    The Global Transformation of Desire

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Series series Themes in World History
    The third edition of Consumerism in World History explores the nature of consumerism and its evolution, with particular emphasis on the modern “consumer revolution” and its global scope.The book deals with crucial interpretive issues, such as whether consumerism is a natural human expression or involves other causes, the relationship between consumer apparatus (such as shops and advertising) and ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • The Industrial Revolution in World History

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Now in its sixth edition, this book explores the ways in which the industrial revolution reshaped world history, covering the international factors that helped launch the industrial revolution, its global spread and its impact from the end of the eighteenth century to the present day.The single most important development in human history over the past three centuries, the industrial revolution ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Anxious Parents

    A History of Modern Childrearing in America

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    An examination into the history of modern parentingThe nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw a dramatic shift in the role of children in American society and families. No longer necessary for labor, children became economic liabilities and twentieth-century parents exhibited a new level of anxiety concerning the welfare of their children and their own ability to parent effectively. What caused ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Hygiene in World History

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Series series Themes in World History
    This book features a global, historical analysis of the changes and continuities in one of society’s basic functions: seeking to protect itself from disease.Hygiene offers an important lens for major aspects of world and comparative history. The volume explores the ways different regions and major religions approached hygiene both before modern times and through the present with the more recent ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Industrial Turn in World History

    by Peter Stearns ...
    Series series Themes in World History
    In The Industrial Turn in World History, Peter N. Stearns presents a concise yet far reaching overview of the worldwide shift from agricultural societies to industrial societies over the past two centuries. Putting the implications for individuals and societies in global context while simultaneously considering the limits of generalization across cultures, Stearns’s text explores the nature of ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Shame

    A Brief History

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Series series History of Emotions
    Shame varies as an individual experience and in its manifestations across time and cultures. Groups establish identity and enforce social behaviors through shame and shaming, while attempts at shaming often provoke a social or political backlash. Yet historians often neglect shame’s power to complicate individual, international, cultural, and political relationships.Peter N. Stearns draws on his ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The American Child

    The Transformation of Childhood Since World War II

    by Steven Mintz, Peter N. Stearns ...
    Historical perspective shows that concerns about the "kids these days" are as old as civilization itself. Today's young people are healthier than in the past and less likely to drink, smoke, or engage in reckless sex. The digital age has enabled them to learn, grow, and connect with the world in ways that were previously unimaginable. There is greater acceptance and understanding of diverse ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Globalization in World History

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Series series Themes in World History
    In this fully revised fourth edition, this book treats globalization from several vantage points, showing how these help grasp the nature of globalization both in the past and today.The revisions include greater attention to the complications of racism (after 1500) and nationalism (after 1850); further analysis of reactions against globalization after World War I and in the 21st century; more ... Read more

    $81.06 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Hygiene in World History

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Narrated by Joel Richards ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 30 min

    This book features a global, historical analysis of the changes and continuities in one of society's basic functions: seeking to protect itself from disease.Hygiene offers an important lens for major aspects of world and comparative history. The volume explores the ways different regions and major religions approached hygiene both before modern times and through the present with the more recent ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Old Age in European Society

    The Case of France

    by Peter N. Stearns ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Aging
    Originally published in 1977, Old Age in European Society provides an historical perspective on aging, a process which had received little attention from any group in the social sciences and virtually none from historians at the time. Starting from the premise that ‘the elderly can and should be active, participant members of their society’ the book examines the ways in which old people were and ... Read more

    $60.45 CAD