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Using the Yellow River to illustrate the long-term effects of environmentally significant human activity, Ruth Mostern unravels the long history of the human relationship with water and soil and the consequences, at times disastrous, of ecological transformations that resulted from human decisions.      As Mostern follows the Yellow River through three millennia of history, she underlines how governments consistently ignored the dynamic interrelationships of the river’s varied ecosystems—grasslands, riparian forests, wetlands, and deserts—and the ecological and cultural impacts of their policies. With an interdisciplinary approach informed by archival research and GIS (geographical information system) records, this groundbreaking volume provides unique insight into patterns, transformations, and devastating ruptures throughout ecological history and offers profound conclusions about the way we continue to affect the natural systems upon which we depend.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56232029290869,"sku":"9780300238334","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"worlds-together-worlds-apart","title":"Worlds Together, Worlds Apart","description":"Since the book’s publication, the best-selling Worlds Together, Worlds Apart has reshaped the way that world history is taught through its chronological organization and globally integrated chapters. This unique approach allows all the regions of the world to be discussed in every chapter, making it easier for students to see connections and make comparisons within and across time periods. In this new edition, long-time author Jeremy Adelman is joined by Ruth Mostern. Together, these dynamic authors bring their extraordinary classroom, digital, and scholarly experiences to ensure Worlds Together, Worlds Apart continues to be the most accessible, pedagogically supportive, and cutting-edge world history text in this ever-changing field.   Highlights of this edition:New co-author Ruth Mostern, a leader in the world history community, brings more than two decades of teaching experience with Worlds Together, Worlds Apart to the project with the goal of infusing the book with more social history, strengthening global connections, and refreshing the coverage of Asian history.  Embedded within every chapter in the Norton Illumine Ebook, new chapter opening videos with Mostern and Adelman help students see the relevance of each story to world history, and how that story connects disparate regions and cultures across the world. The authors also host a new series of “Where is the World in this image?” videos that connect a key primary source image from each chapter to a central theme.   Strengthened coverage of social history and global connections throughout humanizes the narrative making it more meaningful and relevant for today’s students than ever. The authors have incorporated many new fascinating updates throughout the text that explore how powerful global connecting forces such as environmental change, trade, communication innovations, and warfare substantially changed the everyday lives of people who lived both in urban centers and on the margins of societies and empires.   A new “What Is World History?” introductory module for students in the Norton Illumine Ebook guides students to a clear understanding of the foundational principles of world history while providing an overview of the ways to use the features and pedagogy to support their understanding of the key ideas and skills of the course.   A new primary source collection provides several hundred additional primary sources. These are now available in the Norton Illumine Ebook platform equipped with highlighting, annotating, and instructor note tools to support students as they read.   A new History Skills Tutorial on AI Literacy helps students develop a basic understanding of how generative AI works, the technology’s limitations in historical work, and how to think critically about the output AI creates. The activity gives instructors an easy-to-assign resource for cultivating student critical thinking.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680034267509,"sku":"9781324129080","price":101.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"worlds-together-worlds-apart-1","title":"Worlds Together, Worlds Apart","description":"Since the book’s publication, the best-selling Worlds Together, Worlds Apart has reshaped the way that world history is taught through its chronological organization and globally integrated chapters. This unique approach allows all the regions of the world to be discussed in every chapter, making it easier for students to see connections and make comparisons within and across time periods. In this new edition, long-time author Jeremy Adelman is joined by Ruth Mostern. Together, these dynamic authors bring their extraordinary classroom, digital, and scholarly experiences to ensure Worlds Together, Worlds Apart continues to be the most accessible, pedagogically supportive, and cutting-edge world history text in this ever-changing field.   Highlights of this edition:New co-author Ruth Mostern, a leader in the world history community, brings more than two decades of teaching experience with Worlds Together, Worlds Apart to the project with the goal of infusing the book with more social history, strengthening global connections, and refreshing the coverage of Asian history.  Embedded within every chapter in the Norton Illumine Ebook, new chapter opening videos with Mostern and Adelman help students see the relevance of each story to world history, and how that story connects disparate regions and cultures across the world. The authors also host a new series of “Where is the World in this image?” videos that connect a key primary source image from each chapter to a central theme.   Strengthened coverage of social history and global connections throughout humanizes the narrative making it more meaningful and relevant for today’s students than ever. The authors have incorporated many new fascinating updates throughout the text that explore how powerful global connecting forces such as environmental change, trade, communication innovations, and warfare substantially changed the everyday lives of people who lived both in urban centers and on the margins of societies and empires.   A new “What Is World History?” introductory module for students in the Norton Illumine Ebook guides students to a clear understanding of the foundational principles of world history while providing an overview of the ways to use the features and pedagogy to support their understanding of the key ideas and skills of the course.   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Together, these dynamic authors bring their extraordinary classroom, digital, and scholarly experiences to ensure Worlds Together, Worlds Apart continues to be the most accessible, pedagogically supportive, and cutting-edge world history text in this ever-changing field.   Highlights of this edition:New co-author Ruth Mostern, a leader in the world history community, brings more than two decades of teaching experience with Worlds Together, Worlds Apart to the project with the goal of infusing the book with more social history, strengthening global connections, and refreshing the coverage of Asian history.  Embedded within every chapter in the Norton Illumine Ebook, new chapter opening videos with Mostern and Adelman help students see the relevance of each story to world history, and how that story connects disparate regions and cultures across the world. 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