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Introduction: Big History’s Big Potential
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Abstract Big History has been developing very fast indeed. We are currently observing a ‘Cambrian explosion’ in terms of its popularity and diffusion.
Big History courses are taught in the schools and universities of several
dozen countries, including China, Korea, the Netherlands, the USA, India,
Russia,... view more
Big History has been developing very fast indeed. We are currently observing a ‘Cambrian explosion’ in terms of its popularity and diffusion.
Big History courses are taught in the schools and universities of several
dozen countries, including China, Korea, the Netherlands, the USA, India,
Russia, Japan, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, and many more.
The International Big History Association (IBHA) is gaining momentum
in its projects and membership. Conferences are beginning to be held
regularly (this edited volume has been prepared on the basis of the proceedings of the International Big History Association Inaugural Conference [see below for details]). Hundreds of researchers are involved in studying and teaching Big History... view less
Classification
General History
Free Keywords
Big History; China; USA; history of Cosmos
Collection Title
Teaching & Researching Big History: Exploring a New Scholarly Field
Editor
Grinin, Leonid; Baker, David; Quaedackers, Esther; Korotayev, Andrey
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Publisher
Uchitel Publishing House
City
Volgograd
Page/Pages
p. 7-18
ISBN
978-5-7057-4027-7
Status
Published Version; reviewed