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5+ YearsPublisher | Cengage Learning, Inc |
ISBN 13 | 9781111341329 |
Book Subtitle | Since 1500 - Volume-2 |
Book Description | Short chapters, great stories, and tons of study tools! Adler and Pouwels's WORLD CIVILIZATIONS VOLUME II, International Edition is a vibrant introduction to world history structured to meet the demands of your study schedule. It's clearly written, packed with charts and illustrations, and loaded with review features so you'll be up to date in class and ready for the test. And, because WORLD CIVILIZATIONS VOLUME II offers extensive coverage of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, you'll have timely historical insights into the issues that make today's news. Get WORLD CIVILIZATIONS VOLUME II and discover how having all the information you need to know for the test really does equal a better grade. |
Editorial Review | 1. Introduction to Cognitive Psychology. 2. Cognition and the Brain: Basic Principles. 3. Perception. 4. Attention. 5. Short-Term and Working Memory. 6. Long-Term Memory: Basic Principles. 7. Everyday Memory and Memory Errors. 8. Knowledge. 9. Visual Imagery. 10. Language. 11. Problem Solving. 12. Reasoning and Decision Making. |
About the Author | Philip J. Adler taught college courses in world history to undergraduates for almost thirty years prior to his recent retirement. Dr. Adler earned his Ph.D. at the University of Vienna following military service overseas in the 1950s. His dissertation was on the activity of the South Slav emigres during World War I, and his academic specialty was the modern history of Eastern Europe and the Austro-Hungarian empire. His research has been supported by Fulbright and the National Endowment for the Humanities grants. Dr. Adler has published widely in the historical journals of the U.S. and German-speaking Europe. He is currently professor emeritus at East Carolina University, where he spent most of his teaching career. Randall L. Pouwels earned his B.A. in history at the University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. in history at UCLA. His Ph.D. dissertation was on the history of Islam in East Africa. His book, HORN AND CRESCENT: CULTURAL CHANGE AND TRADITIONAL ISLAM ON THE EAST AFRI...show more |
Language | English |
Author | Philip J. Adler |
Edition Number | 6 |
Publication Date | 01 Jan 2011 |
Number of Pages | 816 |
World Civilizations : Since 1500 - Volume-2 hardcover english - 01 Jan 2011