A leader in the field presents a cohesive narrative of world history
that effectively addresses the main challenge of the introductory
survey: how to navigate beginning students through the vast detail of
the subject. McNeill uses connective webs--along which trade, religious
beliefs, technologies, pathogens, and much else traveled--to organize
details and keep the big picture in view. Students emerge with clear
takeaways and a strong sense of the basic dynamics of world history.
Together with digital resources that amplify the webs approach and
highlight diverse types of evidence, John McNeill's The Webs of
Humankind offers a clear and effective teaching tool for the world
history survey course.