{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-big-history-paperback","title":"The Routledge Companion to Big History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEsther Quaedackers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Big History\u003c\/em\u003e guides readers though the variety of themes and concepts that structure contemporary scholarship in the field of big history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume is divided into five parts, each representing current and evolving areas of interest to the community, including big history's relationship to science, social science, the humanities, and the future, as well as teaching big history and 'little big histories'. Considering an ever-expanding range of theoretical, pedagogical and research topics, the book addresses such questions as what is the relationship between big history and scientific research, how are big historians working with philosophers and religious thinkers to help construct 'meaning', how are leading theoreticians making sense of big history and its relationship to other creation narratives and paradigms, what is 'little big history', and how does big history impact on thinking about the future? The book highlights the place of big history in historiographical traditions and the ways in which it can be used in education and public discourse across disciplines and at all levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely collection with contributions from leading proponents in the field, it is the ideal guide for those wanting to engage with the theories and concepts behind big history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Benjamin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of History at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, USA, where he researches and teaches big history and ancient Eurasian history. Recent books include \u003ci\u003eBig History: Between Nothing and Everything \u003c\/i\u003e(co-authored with David Christian and Cynthia Stokes Brown, 2014); and \u003ci\u003eEmpires of Ancient Eurasia. The First Silk Roads Era 100 BCE - 250 CE \u003c\/i\u003e(2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Quaedackers\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Big History at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where she has been developing, coordinating, and teaching big history courses for over a decade. She is the inventor of the 'little big history' approach, which is a research and teaching method in which small subjects are connected to aspects of big history in order to generate creative new ideas about how these subjects came to be the way they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Baker\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer of Big History at Macquarie University, Australia, and is the first scholar worldwide to achieve a PhD in that field. He is co-designer of \u003ci\u003eBig History School \u003c\/i\u003e(three K-12 curricula), \u003ci\u003eBig History: Connecting Knowledge \u003c\/i\u003eon Coursera, and contributor to the \u003ci\u003eBig History Project\u003c\/i\u003e. He was scriptwriter for two seasons of \u003ci\u003eCrash Course: Big History \u003c\/i\u003ewith over 12 million views on Youtube. He has produced numerous research articles, chapters, and edited volumes, including works in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of World History \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 506\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42744062214207,"sku":"9781032090498","price":130.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/46c1ffe6405a0a16df1360a006452c4b.webp?v=1765166923","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-big-history-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}