Taking sides :  Volume I Clashing views in world history, the ancient world to the pre-modern era / 
selected, edited and with introductions by Joseph R. Mitchell and Helen Buss. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Dubuque, IA :  McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Series,  2007. 
 - v. ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> [This book] is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in world history. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading historians and commentators on world history, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework.... [It] actively develops students' critical thinking skills. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780073514994 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World history.<br/>History, Ancient.