Subjects

Titles

Authors

Pages

Big History Theory and Reflections

The Return of Universal History    

David Christian

3-30

The Ultimate Global History of Cosmic Evolution      

Erie J. Chaisson

31-42

Can Morality Be Derived from Big History? A First Exploration

Fred Spier

43-62

Non-linear Future and the Problem of Life Meaning

Akop P. Nazaretyan

63-89

The Return of the Longue Durée

David Armitage and Jo Guldi

90-117

The War of History in the United States

Barry H. Rodrigue

118-128

On Collective Learning: Origins, Mechanics, and Significance

David Baker

129-154

Western Universal Histories and Big History

Zhang Xupeng   

155-169

The “Big History” Tradition in Ancient Chinese Historiography  

Huang Liuzhu    

170-177

General Evolution Principles

Min Jiayin

178-194

Evolvement and Substitution of Human Civilization

Ye Wenhu

195-209

Big History, Small History, Human History

Sun Yue

210-225

A Little Big History

A Little Big History of Tian’anmen  

Esther Quaedackers

229-251

Big History Teaching

A Little History of Big History Education in the

Netherlands  Esther Quaedackers

255-261

Big History as a Core Component of Liberal Education

Mojgan Behmand     

262-273

Big History Education in South Korea

Seohyung Kim

274-289

Globalism in Chinese Perspective: China’s Roles in World History and Historiography

Roger Des Forges    

290-342

Macro World History Theory with Chinese Characteristics

Chen Zhiqiang   

343-356

The Holland Merchant-ship Events in Chinese History-A Global Historical Look at the China-Holland-Portugal Wrestle of Power     

Chen Xunan

357-366

Book Reviews

David Christian, Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History, reviewed by Wei Peiyun   

Wei Peiyun 

369-373

Dominic Sachsenmaier, Global Perspectives on Global History: Theories and Approaches in a Connected World, reviewed by Meng Zhongjie   

Meng Zhongjie  

374-379

Yi Hua, A Perspective on Yi and Xia: China in the Bronze Age World System(in Chinese), reviewed by Li Hongbin  

Li Hongbin  

380-389

William Beinart and Peter Coates, Environment and History: The Taming of Nature in the USA and South Africa, reviewed by Wu Qiang    

Wu Qiang   

390-397

John R. McNeil, Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620-1914, reviewed by Du Xianbing      

Du Xianbing

398-407

Jack Goody, The East in the West, reviewed by Xing Ke 

Xing Ke

408-417

Jiang Zhushan, From New Culture History to Global History: Trends, Methods and Practices in Contemporary History Research (in Chinese), reviewed by Wang Jiujiu

Wang Jiujiu 

418-426

Denys Hay, Europe: The Emergence of an Idea, reviewed by Wu Haiyan    

Wu haiyan  

427-437

David Abulafia, The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean, reviewed by Wu Yitian 

Wu Yitian    

438-445

Scholarly Information

The 22 th Annual WHA Conference Opened at North Hennepin Community College, Minneapolis      

Wang Xiaohui    

449-452

ChronoZoom: A Zooming Tool for Teaching Big History  

Duan Huichuan  

453-457

The International Big History Association (IBHA) Second Congress    

Sun Yue

458-459

Appendix

Abstracts of Major Papers      

463-475

Call for Papers and Format           

476-478