Kevin Reilly (1) (1941–)
Author of Worlds of History, Volume 1: A Comparative Reader, to 1550
For other authors named Kevin Reilly, see the disambiguation page.
Works by Kevin Reilly
The West and the World: A History of Civilization/Student Edition (West & the World) (1980) 21 copies
The West and the World: A History of Civilization : From the Ancient World to 1700 (The West & the World) (1997) 17 copies
The Human Journey: A Concise Introduction to World History, Volume 2: 1450 to the Present (2012) 3 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1941-06-12
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Rutgers University (BA)
Rutgers University (MA)
Rutgers University (PhD) - Occupations
- professor
historian - Organizations
- Rutgers University
Princeton University
Columbia University
Raritan Valley Community College
World History Association (founder, president)
American Historical Association - Short biography
- [from Macmillan Learning website]
Kevin Reilly is a professor of humanities at Raritan Valley College and has taught at Rutgers, Columbia, and Princeton Universities. Cofounder and first president of the World History Association, Reilly has written numerous articles on the teaching of history, and has edited a number of works in world history including The Introductory History Course for the AHA and the World History syllabus collection. A specialist in immigration history, Reilly incorporated his research in creating the "Modern Global Migrations" globe at Ellis Island. His work on the history of racism led to the editing of Racism: A Global Reader. He was a Fulbright scholar in Brazil and Jordan and a NEH fellow in Greece, Oxford UK, and India. Awards include the Community College Humanities Association's Distinguished Educator of the Year and the World History Associations Pioneer Award. He has also served the American Historical Association in various capacities, including the governing Council. He is currently writing a global history of racism. - Birthplace
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Somerville, New Jersey, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New Jersey, USA
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Reviews
I've read parts of this and I like the way the author has chosen (so we can compare and discuss) important primary texts from different but contemporary cultures. The selections are short enough that they're not overwhelming to those who don't know the culture, with questions for thought by the author in-between.
This textbook is a collection of articles and primary sources covering ancient civilizations and their culture. Unlike most collections of this sort, this covers not just the Western Indo-European cultures, but Asian, Islamic, African and American ancient cultures as well. A nice mix of background articles and excerpts of primary texts, as well as discussion questions, probably geared towards advanced high school students.
Statistics
- Works
- 17
- Members
- 485
- Popularity
- #50,912
- Rating
- 3.2
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 57


