Patterns of World History: Brief Third Edition, Volume Two from 1400

by Peter von Sivers, Charles A. Desnoyers, George B. Stowe

Patterns of World History , Brief Third Edition , offers a distinct framework for understanding the global past through the study of origins, interactions, and adaptations. Authors Peter von Sivers, Charles A. Desnoyers, and George B. Stow examine the full range of human ingenuity over time and
space in a comprehensive, even-handed, and critical fashion.

Approximately twenty-five percent shorter than the highly acclaimed comprehensive text, this Brief Third Edition features a streamlined and tightened narrative. With prices starting at $24.95 per split volume, the Brief Third Edition is one of the least expensive full-color world history textbooks
available. It is also available as an embedded eBook with OUP's online learning and assessment platform, Oxford Learning Cloud.

496 pages, Paperback

Published September 15, 2017

Reviews

[Kristin]

I used this as the textbook for my World History Since 1500 course. I really like the first volume of the book, but this one is too packed with information. Students tend to get bogged down in the details and miss the overall trends. Once I caught on to the format - each section is summarized in the section header - I found it useful, but my students had a harder time. I do like the attempt to evenly cover all regions of the world, but I might try and find something more student-friendly next time around.

[Ethan Unklesbay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative, but the structure is mediocre. Individual chapters end up not being worth much; however, reading the whole thing (including vol 1) at one go gives a great overview of history as we know it.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my textbook for World History II at college. Used it to complete online quizzes. Informative and interesting.