Traditions & Encounters, Volume 2 From 1500 to the Present.

by Jerry H. Bentley, Herbert F. Ziegler

Over a million students at thousands of schools have learned about world history with the best selling book for the course, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past . Using the twin themes of traditions and encounters , the text emphasizes both the distinctive patterns of historical development within individual societies and the profound results of interactions between different societies. Exploring the historical record of cross-cultural interactions and exchanges, Traditions and Encounters places the world of contemporary globalization in historical context. The book helps students understand the world’s major societies and shows how the interactions of these societies affect history throughout the world. The authors tell a coherent and digestible story of the past that is not weighed down by excessive detail, so instructors are able to incorporate additional readings. This edition provides an updated map program as well as the latest scholarship. It also moves Primary Source Investigator online, improving access for students to work with primary sources.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Textbooks, World History

640 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1900

About the author

Jerry H. Bentley was professor of history at the University of Hawaii and editor of the Journal of World History.

Reviews

[LondonSiena · Rating 1 out of 5]

i’ll change my rating if I pass this exam tmmr.

[Bri_laughs_a_lot. · Rating 1 out of 5]

The order of the book made sense some of the time, but then other times it was really confusing. I guess I just don't like history enough to like a history book though.

[Valerie Cotnoir · Rating 4 out of 5]

While perhaps 300 pages too long, this is probably one of the best textbooks I've read and I've read plenty. I genuinely enjoyed it, mostly because of the compelling writing style and format. It really helped land key concepts for me and connected bridges in my mind between certain events and cultures. I learned a lot and I understand the world a little better. That in itself is a great accomplishment.

[Stefanie]

As part of my ongoing project to read and yeet any books on my shelves that I don't love, we come to my freshman year college history textbook which was honestly surprisingly readable. I learned a lot of things and now I need a fluffy fantasy novel.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read. I learned a lot and enjoyed the college history class that I took.

[Felicia_noel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read it for school. Interesting but not really my selection

[Jesika · Rating 1 out of 5]

i dont enjoy ap world or this book rn

[Jessi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to read this book for my History of the World part 2 class. This book had a great deal of information in it (naturally) and a few facts even took me by surprise. One of these facts was that the four original time zones in America were set up in order to cause less confusion for train schedules and to avoid accidents. Given the fact that this book covered five hundred years of history, it was impossible to go into any great depth of information about a lot of historical events, but it does give its reader a good starting point for learning more.

[Zachariah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the book assigned for my World History II class and as far as history textbooks go, I feel this is a pretty good one. In fact I was kind of sad to return my rented copy after having read all but a couple chapters. More a broad overview, it would make for good reference material concerning general info on important world events.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Used as text book for World History II at the University of North Florida. Well written and excellence maps and primary source readings.