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World at War | Understanding Conflict
                            and Society

Time Periods                                World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society presents overviews of 50
                                            wars, rebellions, and revolutions, both those commonly taught and those less
 Ancient Greece, 2000–30 BCE                so, and provides additional analysis of causes and consequences and portraits of
 Ancient Rome                               opponents. The effect is to elucidate the global impact of these military conflicts
 1000 BCE–500 CE                            that have defined our world from antiquity to today such that students and
 The Islamic World, 600–1700                researchers may develop a deeper, critical appreciation of both the history of
 Central and East Asia, 500–1500            the world and the human costs of war.
 Medieval Europe, 500–1500
 Medieval Europe, 500–1500                 n H ouses more than 10,000
 The Emergence of Modern Europe                 primary sources, including 6,400
 1500–1800                                      images, 720 maps, 390 personal
 A Time of Revolutions, 1776–1825               accounts, and 280 video and
 Spheres of Influence, 1776–1914                audio recordings
 The Rise of Nationalism
 1815–1914                                 n Contains more than 10,000 authoritative articles, including biographies
 The World at War, 1914–1945                   and discussions of important places, events, movements, artifacts, and
 The Cold War, 1945–1991                       organizations
 A New Millennium, 1991–Present
                                           n S upports student inquiry into historical dilemmas by asking questions such as
 Find the complete TOC online                  “Was the French Revolution a direct result of the Enlightenment?” and “Was
 www.abc-clio.com/WorldAtWarSCH                Ronald Reagan responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of
                                               the Cold War?”
Advisory Board
                                           n F eatures the CLIOview tool that allows students to make comparisons
Padraic Carlin     Dr. Lee W. Eysturlid        and graph statistical wartime-related data, with more than 15 categories
                                               including active armed forces, land borders, religious groups and more to
Spencer C. Tucker  Dr. James H. Willbanks      choose from

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