Ways of the World. A Brief Global History with Sources by Bedford St. Martin?s

Ways of the World. A Brief Global History with Sources by Bedford St. Martin?s ISBN-10: 0312489161 ISBN-13: 9780312489168WAYS OF THE WORLD first appeared in September 2008 and was warmlywelcomed by students and teachers, who seemed to like its brevity, clarity, and accessibility.Among the responses that the book provoked, however,was the call for a setof primary sources keyed to its narrative.This version of Ways of the World addressesthat need in what Bedford/St. Martin?s calls a ?docutext? format. Each chapter narrativeis now followed by a group of related documents and, separately, a collection ofvisual sources, both of which are organized around particular themes or questions fromthe chapter.Thus this docutext version of Ways of the World presents an integrated packageof text and sources that offers instructors a wide range of pedagogical possibilities.For students, it provides a ?laboratory? experience, enabling them to engage theevidence directly and to draw conclusions from sources?in short to ?do history?rather than simply read history.