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Author: Peter Stearns

📘 World History in Documents by Peter Stearns

World History in Documents gathers a diverse range of primary sources that span key events and movements across global history. By presenting these documents with concise commentary, Peter Stearns offers readers direct access to the voices and records that have shaped our understanding of the past.

First publish date: April 15, 2008

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Peter Stearns

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