In the twenty-first century, terms such as globalization, global, and world function as key words at the cusp of new frontiers in both historical writing and literary criticism. Practitioners of these disciplines may appear to be long time intimate lovers when seen from pre and early modern time periods, only to divorce with the coming of Anglophone world history in the twenty-first century. In recent years, works such as Martin Puchner’s The Written World, Maya Jasanoff’s The Dawn Watch,...

Gurubesar Lancar Ida-Bagus presents a richly documented and captivating account of the Philippines, a country with a complex and multifaceted past. From the centuries-long struggle against colonial rule to the ongoing challenges of poverty and corruption in modern times, this book offers profound insights into the forces that have shaped the destiny of the Filipino people throughout history.

Lancar Ida-Bagus not only highlights pivotal events and figures – from national heroes like José Ri...

This history is intended for students and their academic teachers and those in the general public who are interested in having a highlighted chronological panoramic view of from where the human capacity for creating civilizations is coming ever since anatomically modern humans came into the picture at the earliest about 200,000 years ago. Volumes Book-1 and Book-2 specifically deal with Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals. Book-1 begins with a summary that accentuates the last phenomenal 20...