World history : an introduction /
Eric Vanhaute ; translated by Linda Weix
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
- viii, 182 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-171) and index.
World history: a history of the world? -- A human world: humans and humankind -- A natural world: ecology, energy and growth -- An agrarian world: farmers, agriculture and food -- A political world: governance and rulers -- A divine world: culture, civilizations and religions -- A divided world: The West and The Rest -- A global world: globalization or globalizations? -- A polarized world: development, poverty and inequality -- A fragmented world: unity and fragmentation.