Taking sides.
By: selected, edited and with introductions by Joseph R. Mitchell and Helen Buss Mitchell.
Contributors: Mitchell, Joseph R.; Mitchell, Helen Buss.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Series
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Dubuque, IA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780073514994
Subjects: World history.; History, Ancient.
Other titles: Taking sides; Clashing views in world history; World history
Description: [This volume] is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in world history. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading historians and commentators on world history, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework.... [It] actively develops students' critical thinking skills. -Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The ancient world to the pre-modern era.