Less is More. Without the excessive detail of many textbooks,
Ways focuses on major developments, changes like the Agricultural Revolution, the birth of civilizations, the emergence of universal or world religion, or the Industrial Revolution. Rather than memorize details, students are encouraged to understand the main processes at work in particular eras.
Truly Global. Ways takes a thematic and comparative approach to world history. Organized into six chronological parts, each chapter highlights a significant theme and illustrates it by comparing specific cases and examples from across the globe. Throughout, the narrative revisits what the author terms the 3 C’s of world history, comparison, connection and change.
Ways of the World works for students. Student testers praise the author’s writing style, level of detail and overall clarity. Fully developed pedagogy includes a
contemporary vignette that opens each chapter and links the past and present; "
Reflections" sections that end each chapter and pose thoughtful and intriguing questions;
margin questions guide readers, and
end-of-chapter study aids help students gauge their grasp of the chapter material. The text also features a vibrant illustration program and more than 100 maps to help students learn geography. A distinctive
prologue and powerful
part-opening essays help to emphasize the Big Picture changes that occurred over the course of world history.