Peter Stearns: 32 books
by Peter N. Stearns
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2003
Western civilization and world history are often seen as different, or even mutually exclusive, routes into historical studies. This volume shows that they can be successfully linked, providing a tool to see each subject in the context of the other, identifying influences and connections.
Western...
American Cool
Constructing a Twentieth-Century Emotional Style
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1994
Cool. The concept has distinctly American qualities and it permeates almost every aspect of contemporary American culture. From Kool cigarettes and the Peanuts cartoon's Joe Cool to West Side Story (Keep cool, boy.) and urban slang (Be cool. Chill out.), the idea of cool, in its many manifestations,...
by Peter N. Stearns
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
In Peace in World History, Peter N. Stearns examines the ideas of peace that have existed throughout history, and how societies have sought to put them into practice. Beginning with the status of peace in early hunter-gatherer and agricultural societies, and continuing through the present day, the...
Satisfaction Not Guaranteed
Dilemmas of Progress in Modern Society
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, modern urban, industrial, affluent societies have made great strides towards fixing some of the problems that plagued other societies for centuries: food shortages are nearly eliminated, infant and maternal mortality has fallen dramatically, birth control...
Guiding the American University
Contemporary Challenges and Choices
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
American higher education is under unprecedented pressure, beginning with the public funding and student debt crises and extending to inadequate performance in student retention and growing global competition. Respected educator and scholar Peter N. Stearns breaks down the underlying problems, exploring...
by Peter N. Stearns
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2010
World History has rapidly grown to become one of the most popular and talked about approaches to the study of history. World History: The Basics introduces this fast-growing field and addresses key questions such as:
What is world history?
How do we study a subject with such a broad geographic...
Consumerism in World History
The Global Transformation of Desire
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
This second edition of Consumerism in World History draws on recent research of the consumer experience in the West and Japan, while also examining societies less renowned for consumerism, such as those in Africa.
By relating consumerism to other issues in world history, this book forces reassessment...
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Industrialization in the Modern World: From the Industrial Revolution to the Internet [2 volumes]
From the Industrial Revolution to the Internet
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
This unique two-volume work analyzes the Industrial Revolution from a global perspective and traces its influences up to the present day—encouraging students to rethink the significance of events past and present.
• Enables students to analyze the causes and effects of industrialization
•...
Fat History
Bodies and Beauty in the Modern West
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility toward obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life.
Fat History explores the meaning of fat in contemporary Western society and illustrates how progressive...
From Alienation to Addiction
Modern American Work in Global Historical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Over the past two hundred years, work experiences have changed greatly, causing new issues such as heightened boredom and alienation, but also new levels of obsession with work. This book looks at the modern changes in work, examining global patterns but also special features of the work culture in...
by Peter N. Stearns
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
Defended by a host of passionate advocates and organizations, certain standard human rights have come to represent a quintessential component of global citizenship. There are, however, a number of societies who dissent from this orthodoxy, either in general or on particular issues, on the basis of...
by Peter N. Stearns
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Covering societies from classical times to the twenty-first century, Gender in World History is a fascinating exploration of what happens to established ideas about men, women, and gender roles when different cultural systems come into contact. The book breaks new ground to facilitate a consistent...
Educating Global Citizens in Colleges and Universities
Challenges and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
This book provides distinctive analysis of the full range of expressions in global education at a crucial time, when international competition rises, tensions with American foreign policy both complicate and motivate new activity, and a variety of innovations are taking shape. Citing best practices...
American Fear
The Causes and Consequences of High Anxiety
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Americans have become excessively fearful, and manipulation through fear has become a significant problem in American society, with real impact on policy. By using data from 9/11, this book makes a distinctive contribution to the exploration of recent fear, but also by developing a historical perspective,...