02356 a2200445 4500 1032090499 20250317100414.0 250312042021GB eng 9781032090498 Taylor & Francis GBP 43.99 BB 01 eng NHB thema NHA thema JNLC thema JNU thema PH thema PS thema JHM thema GLZ thema HBG bic HBA bic JNLC bic JNU bic PH bic PS bic JHM bic GM bic HIS037000 bisac HIS000000 bisac 909 bisac Craig Benjamin Routledge Companion to Big History 1 Oxford Routledge 20210630 506 p The Routledge Companion to Big History guides readers though the variety of themes and concepts that structure contemporary scholarship in the field of big history. The volume is divided into five parts, each representing current and evolving areas of interest to the community, including big history’s relationship to science, social science, the humanities, and the future, as well as teaching big history and ‘little big histories’. Considering an ever-expanding range of theoretical, pedagogical and research topics, the book addresses such questions as what is the relationship between big history and scientific research, how are big historians working with philosophers and religious thinkers to help construct ‘meaning’, how are leading theoreticians making sense of big history and its relationship to other creation narratives and paradigms, what is ‘little big history’, and how does big history impact on thinking about the future? The book highlights the place of big history in historiographical traditions and the ways in which it can be used in education and public discourse across disciplines and at all levels. A timely collection with contributions from leading proponents in the field, it is the ideal guide for those wanting to engage with the theories and concepts behind big history. Esther Quaedackers B01 David Baker B01 2692 2692