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McNeill and the Professionalization of World History
3 kinds of world history
(technological) diffusion
large-scale patterns in economic and social history
environmental and ecological processes
I. William H. McNeill (1917-)
Life
University of Chicago
Main Works
The Rise of the West (1963)
thesis and approach
ecumene
criticisms
cognative art
Bela Petheo
Larry Gonick’s Cartoon History of the Universe
Plagues and Peoples (1976)
The Pursuit of Power (1982)
The Human Web (2003)
Impact
World history education
Public role of historian
II. L. S. STAVRIANOS (1913-2004)
Northwestern University
III. The World History Association (WHA)
Journal of World History
the World History Bulletin
Education Testing Service’s Advanced Placement (“AP”) World History
http://www.thewha.org/
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