World History is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective.
- world history - Overview
- Unlike most history writing of the 19th and most of the 20th centuries, which focused on narratives of individuals, and on national and ethnic perspectives, World History looks for common patterns that emerge across all cultures. World historians use a thematic approach, with two major focal points: integration (how processes of world history have drawn people of the world together) and difference (how patterns of world history reveal the diversity of the human experience).
- world history - Analogous works
- Many works are analogous to World History, in that they discuss "the history of the world" in a unified framework — For example, it was a genre popular in the 19th century with universal history, and with Christian historians going back to at least the 4th century. Other analogous works include:
- world history - See also
- world history - Notes
- world history - External links
- [ World History Network|http://www.worldhistorynetwork.org/]
- world history - Related topics