History is only as good as its sources. Primary sources are a necessary and essential part of global history in part because of students' lack of familiarity with distant places and themes. But primary sources are even more fundamental to history from below. Whenever possible this book uses the words of individuals who experienced or witnessed the event or issue under discussion.
History is only as good as its sources. Primary sources are a necessary and essential part of global history in part because of students' lack of fami...