{"product_id":"panorama-a-world-history-volume-1-beginnings-to-1500-paperback","title":"Panorama, A World History: Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoss Edmunds Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUrmi Engineer Willoughby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did Teotihuacán in Mexico become one of the world's largest cities? Why did Roman soldiers in Britain worship a Persian god? What important roles did women play in the Mongol empire?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePanorama\u003c\/i\u003e explores these questions by following the journey of humankind in a global context, weaving a world-scale narrative with a single chronological thread. It empowers you to connect the regional histories of particular states, empires, and cultural traditions to larger patterns of change on hemispheric and global scales-examining migratory movements, networks of trade, the spread of religions, pandemics, and environmental transformations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly illustrated with 120 images and over 50 maps, this new edition is organized into four chronological parts, each covering a defined era in world history. Volume 1 starts with the Paleolithic era and surveys up to the late fifteenth century CE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter includes dedicated learning features: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \"Individuals Matter\" presents biographical sketches of individuals, both notable historical figures and ordinary people, whose lives in some way illuminate the chapter's main developments.\u003cbr\u003e- \"Weighing the Evidence\" asks you to analyse and interpret primary sources, either texts or visual artifacts.\u003cbr\u003e- \"Thinking about the Past with Global and Comparative Themes\" encourages you to examine the threads of change that cut across global space and time. \u003cbr\u003e- \"Thinking History\" questions help consolidate your knowledge, and \"Reflecting on the Past\" questions invite you to contemplate broader chapter themes. \u003cbr\u003e- In-margin definitions of words and phrases help you build key vocabulary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its unique global narrative, chronological storytelling and exceptional features, \u003ci\u003ePanorama\u003c\/i\u003e provides a clear framework to analyse and engage with the changes, continuities, and anomalies in our world's past-and their impact on the present.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoss Edmunds Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of History at San Diego State University, USA, where he taught African, Islamic, and world history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrmi Engineer Willoughby \u003c\/b\u003eis an Associate Professor of History at Pitzer College, USA, where she teaches courses on the intersection of health and ecology in North America and the world.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.64 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44424476328019,"sku":"9781350434202","price":93.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/nawG_sG2Oj9781350434202.webp?v=1781775630","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/panorama-a-world-history-volume-1-beginnings-to-1500-paperback","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}