Author: William Duiker
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Language
Keywords: divided, vietnam, revolution, nationalism, war, sacred
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1994-08-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 007018030X
ISBN-13: 9780070180307

This supplementary book provides a history of the Vietnam War from the perspective of North Vietnam. Professor Duiker is one of the English speaking world’s foremost authorities on this period of Vietnamese history and is a former foreign service officer posted in Vietnam. Based on recent scholarship and evidence, this book includes Vietnamese documents and research available to very few scholars. Quotes are sprinkled throughout the book to show how the Vietnamese felt about the events that were taking place around them, and why they decided to behave the way they did. Written for the ge

Author: William J. Duiker
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: history, world, century, twentieth
Number of Pages: 346
Published: 2006-12-06
List price: $97.95
ISBN-10: 0495095923
ISBN-13: 9780495095927

Duiker’s comprehensive, balanced history of the world in the twentieth century provides you with context for interpreting the events that you hear about in the news each day. You’ll view history from the broader global perspective, while at the same time gaining insight into the distinctive character of individual civilizations and regions. And to ensure that you’ll have a well-rounded understanding of the most decisive moments in recent times, Duiker integrates political, economic, social, and cultural history into a smoothly written narrative. What’s more, the text in

Author: William Duiker
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Keywords: indochina, conflict, policy, containment
Number of Pages: 468
Published: 1994-07-01
List price: $77.95
ISBN-10: 0804722838
ISBN-13: 9780804722834

Retracing the steps that brought the United States into the Vietnam conflict and evaluating them in terms of conditions at the time and the information then available to policymakers, this book provides an overview of the U.S. experience in Vietnam and a discussion of whether there were feasible alternatives to the containment strategy that was pursued.

Author: William J. Duiker
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: history, world, contemporary
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2009-08-31
List price: $97.95
ISBN-10: 0495572713
ISBN-13: 9780495572718

A comprehensive and balanced history of the world in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, William Duiker’s book not only chronicles the key events in the revolutionary twentieth century, but also examines the underlying issues that have shaped the times. CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY, 5e, takes a global approach to the subject while doing justice to the distinct character of individual civilizations and regions. Duiker integrates political, economic, social, and cultural history, creating a chronologically ordered synthesis that gives students the true flavor of the most decisive momen

Authors:William J. Duiker, Jackson J. Spielvogel,
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: volume, history, world
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2008-12-30
List price: $139.95
ISBN-10: 049556902X
ISBN-13: 9780495569022

Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, highly readable overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time. Thorough coverage of political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history is integrated into a chronological framework to help students gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. This edition of WORLD HISTORY continues to take a global appr

Authors:William J. Duiker, Jackson J. Spielvogel,
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: volume, history, world
Number of Pages: 985
Published: 2008-12-29
List price: $139.95
ISBN-10: 0495569038
ISBN-13: 9780495569039

Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, highly readable overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time. Thorough coverage of political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history is integrated into a chronological framework to help students gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. This edition of WORLD HISTORY continues to take a global appr

Authors:William J. Duiker, Jackson J. Spielvogel,
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Keywords: volume, history, world, essential
Number of Pages: 438
Published: 2006-12-20
List price: $96.95
ISBN-10: 0495097667
ISBN-13: 9780495097662

Explore common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and identify key global patterns over time with THE ESSENTIAL WORLD HISTORY: Volume II. This brief overview of world history covers political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history integrated into a chronologically ordered synthesis to help you gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. You can use the book’s global approach and its emphasis on analytical comparisons between cultures to link events together in