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CONSUMERISM IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

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 a...

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OLD AGE IN EUROPEAN SOCIETY

PETER N. STEARNS

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 o...

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GLOBALIZATION IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

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 21...

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PUNISHMENT IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

This book focuses on major changes in punishment patterns during the principal phases of world history, tracing continuities, reforms, and regional differences. Punishment in World History studies the official penalties enacted by governments throughout time, chronicling the limited courses of action in hunting and gathering civilizations, the array of punishments in early agri...

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

This book takes a global historical perspective to trace the rise of human rights and their global impact from the 18th century to the present. This fully updated volume examines the complex relationships between Western concepts of human rights and developments in other world regions. After providing background on relevant premodern concepts and constraints, the book explores ...

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EDUCATION IN WORLD HISTORY

MARK S. JOHNSON / PETER N. STEARNS

Education in World History shows how broad currents in transnational history have interacted with trends in educational organization and teaching practices over time. From antiquity and early classical societies to present day, this book highlights the ways in which changes in religious and intellectual life and economic patterns in key world regions have generated developments...

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GENDER IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

Gender in World History integrates gender history and world history by dealing with significant global changes over time, regional patterns of gender relations, and the results of interregional contact on gender roles and concepts. Now in its 4th edition, this volume explores the rise of patriarchal gender systems and, in more modern history, the gradual and checkered decline o...

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WORLD PAST TO WORLD PRESENT

PETER N. STEARNS

World Past to World Present: A Sketch of Global History provides an unusually brief and present-focused treatment of human history beginning with the advent of agriculture and ending with considerable attention to world history developments since World War II. This accessible and concise text covers a very real but selected history of the human experience. The book emphasizes t...

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CHILDHOOD IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

Now in its fourth edition, Childhood in World History covers the major developments in the history of childhood from the classical civilizations to the present and explores how agricultural and industrial economies have shaped the experiences of children. Through comparative analysis, Peter N. Stearns facilitates a cross-cultural and transnational understanding of attitudes tow...

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HAPPINESS IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

Happiness in World History traces ideas and experiences of happiness from early stages in human history, to the maturation of agricultural societies and their religious and philosophical systems, to the changes and diversities in the approach to happiness in the modern societies that began to emerge in the 18th century. In this thorough overview, Peter N. Stearns explores the i...

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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

Now in its fifth 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 indu...

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SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS

KATIE BARCLAY / ‎SHARON CROZIERDE ROSA / ‎PETER N. STEARNS

Offering insights on the wide range of sources that are available from across the globe and throughout history for the study of the history of emotions, this book provides students with a handbook for beginning their own research within the field. Divided into three parts, Sources for the History of Emotions begins by giving key starting points into the ethical, methodological ...

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MILLENNIUM III, CENTURY XXI

PETER N STEARNS

This book is intended as a survivor's guide to turn-of-the-century and millennial furor. It offers data about events and relevant cultural traditions in the past and a framework within which to consider how we will interpret the waning age and how we can sensibly look ahead. ...

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SEXUALITY IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

This book examines sexuality in the past, and explores how it helps explain sexuality in the present. The subject of sexuality is often a controversial one, and exploring it through a world history perspective emphasizes the extent to which societies, including our own, are still reacting to historical change through contemporary sexual behaviors, values, and debates. The study...

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REVOLUTIONS IN SORROW

PETER N. STEARNS

Huge changes have occurred in both the physical facts of death and in the cultural modes that guide our reactions to it. These changes also affect policy issues ranging from punishments for crimes to birth control to the conduct of war. This book explores the impacts of these changes upon both personal experience and social policy and places developments in the United States in...

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FROM ALIENATION TO ADDICTION

PETER N. STEARNS

Over the past two hundred years, work experiences have changed greatly, causing new issues such as heightened boredom and alienation, but also new levels of obsession with work. This book looks at the modern changes in work, examining global patterns but also special features of the work culture in the United States. For the world, the United States, and also key groups such as...

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GUIDING THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

PETER N. STEARNS

American higher education is under unprecedented pressure, beginning with the public funding and student debt crises and extending to inadequate performance in student retention and growing global competition. Respected educator and scholar Peter N. Stearns breaks down the underlying problems, exploring the most contentious issues for university leaders and administrators today...

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AMERICAN FEAR

PETER N. STEARNS

Americans have become excessively fearful, and manipulation through fear has become a significant problem in American society, with real impact on policy. By using data from 9/11, this book makes a distinctive contribution to the exploration of recent fear, but also by developing a historical perspective, the book shows how and why distinctive American fears have emerged over t...

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WORLD HISTORY: THE BASICS

PETER N. STEARNS

World History has rapidly grown to become one of the most popular and talked about approaches to the study of history. World History: The Basics introduces this fast-growing field and addresses 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? Written by one of ...

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EDUCATING GLOBAL CITIZENS IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

PETER N. STEARNS

This book provides distinctive analysis of the full range of expressions in global education at a crucial time, when international competition rises, tensions with American foreign policy both complicate and motivate new activity, and a variety of innovations are taking shape. Citing best practices at a variety of institutions, the book provides practical coverage and guidance ...

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WESTERN CIVILIZATION IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

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 ...

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AMERICAN COOL

PETER N STEARNS

"Compels us to rethink our . . . understanding of the American character. . . . [S]hould be read by all . . . concerned about the current crisis in American values." —Kevin White, University of Sussex, author of The First Sexual Revolution Cool. The concept has distinctly American qualities and it permeates almost every aspect of contemporary American culture. From Kool ciga...

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

A reference surveying the major concerns, findings, and terms of social history. The coverage includes major categories within social history (family, demographic transition, multiculturalism, industrialization, nationalism); major aspects of life for which social history has provided a crucial per ...

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WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

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 hist...

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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN WORLD HISTORY

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 indu...

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HYGIENE IN WORLD HISTORY

PETER N. STEARNS

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 wi...

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