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Big History: Between Nothing and Everything

Big History: Between Nothing and Everything Asian Review of World Histories 2:2 (July 2014), 267-286 © 2014 The Asian Association of World Historian Book Reviews By David CHRISTIAN, Cynthia Stokes BROWN, and Craig BENJAMIN New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. 352 pp. ISBN: 978-0073385617 (Paperback) Reviewed by J. Daniel MAY Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California, United States doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12773/arwh.2014.2.2.267 Several books on big history are available now (though not all use the term “big history”), and all follow the same general plan: a history of the known universe, starting from the big bang and tracing the steps of cosmic evolution to the present day. Since big history scholars seek an evidence-based narrative, it may seem that, aside from differences in emphasis and writing style, most of these cosmic histories must end up being essentially the same. However, for the instructor considering teaching a course on big history, there is really only one book designed for the classroom: Big History: Between Nothing and Everything (2013) by David Christian, Cynthia Stokes Brown, and Craig Benjamin. Although other recent books could be pressed into service in the classroom, Big History: Between Nothing and Everything is unique in being conceived of and designed from its inception as 267 268 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Review of World Histories Brill

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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2287-965X
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http://dx.doi.org/10.12773/arwh.2014.2.2.267
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Asian Review of World Histories 2:2 (July 2014), 267-286 © 2014 The Asian Association of World Historian Book Reviews By David CHRISTIAN, Cynthia Stokes BROWN, and Craig BENJAMIN New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. 352 pp. ISBN: 978-0073385617 (Paperback) Reviewed by J. Daniel MAY Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California, United States doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12773/arwh.2014.2.2.267 Several books on big history are available now (though not all use the term “big history”), and all follow the same general plan: a history of the known universe, starting from the big bang and tracing the steps of cosmic evolution to the present day. Since big history scholars seek an evidence-based narrative, it may seem that, aside from differences in emphasis and writing style, most of these cosmic histories must end up being essentially the same. However, for the instructor considering teaching a course on big history, there is really only one book designed for the classroom: Big History: Between Nothing and Everything (2013) by David Christian, Cynthia Stokes Brown, and Craig Benjamin. Although other recent books could be pressed into service in the classroom, Big History: Between Nothing and Everything is unique in being conceived of and designed from its inception as 267 268

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Published: Jun 29, 2014

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