Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past: 2025 Release

Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past: 2025 Release is a world history textbook by Jerry Bentley, published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education. The volume structures global history around the twin themes of traditions and encounters to narrate an inclusive account of human societies.

The narrative encourages readers to analyze historical causes and effects while comparing cross-cultural similarities and differences across eras. Modern thematic coverage addresses major international conflicts and political transformations, including World War II, the Cold War, and the twenty-first century.

Designed to aid historical study, the work connects with the McGraw Hill Connect digital suite, which supplies relevant topic podcasts, assessable writing assignments, and test resources for course instruction.