Presented in two volumes for maximum flexibility,
Patterns of World History, Brief Fourth Edition, offers a distinct framework for understanding the global past through the study of origins, interactions, and adaptations. The authors examine the full range of human ingenuity over time and space in a comprehensive, evenhanded, and critical fashion. They offer a distinct intellectual framework for the role of innovation and historical change through patterns of
origins, interactions, and adaptations. The Brief Edition offers a streamlined narrative and the lowest price points of any full-color world history textbook currently available.
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Peter von Sivers is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Utah.
Charles A. Desnoyers is Professor of History at La Salle University.
George B. Stow is Professor of History and Director of the Graduate Program in History at La Salle University.