{"product_id":"panorama-a-world-history-ross-edmunds-dunn-9781350434219","title":"Panorama, a World History: Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500","description":"\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 extends 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Edmunds Dunn,Urmi Engineer Willoughby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350434213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350434219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.00d","brand":"Ross Edmunds Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48137227731199,"sku":"9781350434219","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2462e84-043f-4194-bd94-3a9f33955554.jpg?v=1770167422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/panorama-a-world-history-ross-edmunds-dunn-9781350434219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}