This innovative textbook demystifies the subject of world history through a diverse range of case studies. Each chapter looks at an event, person, or place from prehistory to the present and from across the globe - from the Kennewick Man to germ warfare, Japanese industrialization and modern-day soccer - and digs deeper, examining why historians disagree on the subject and why their debates remain relevant today. Through these case studies David Eaton -unwraps the textbook-, introducing key skills and debates and showing that past is not nearly as tidy as most textbooks suggest. This fully revised second edition includes updated historiography throughout plus:- New discussion questions and chapter learning objectives- Additional primary source texts, images and maps- Four new chapters on Gender and the Mongols, the Swahili Coast c.1100-1300, the Itaipu Dam and indigenous rights, and Ebola outbreaks in modern West Africa- A new companion website and online resources Posing provocative q
