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A history of big history / Ian Hesketh (The University of Queensland).

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"Big History is a seemingly novel approach that seeks to situate human history within a grand cosmic story of life. It claims to do so by uniting the historical sciences in order to construct a linear and accurate timeline of 'threshold moments' beginning with the Big Bang and ending...

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Main Author: Hesketh, Ian, 1975- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in historical theory and practice.
Subjects:
World history.
Human evolution.
Civilization > Philosophy.
History > Philosophy.
History > Study and teaching.
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
World history > Historiography.
Historiography > Methodology.
Civilization.
Histoire universelle.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Civilisation.
Civilisation > Philosophie.
Histoire > Philosophie.
Histoire > Étude et enseignement.
Interdisciplinarité en éducation.
Histoire universelle > Historiographie.
Historiographie > Méthodologie.
civilization.
Civilization
Human evolution
World history
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction : what is big history?
  • 2. A history of big history
  • 3. Big history in theory and practice
  • 4. Conclusion
  • Bibliography.

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