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Leonid Grinin et al., « Introduction Big History's Big Potential », HAL-SHS : philosophie, ID : 10670/1.5ys5kn
Big History has been developing very fast indeed. We are currently observinga ‘Cambrian explosion’ in terms of its popularity and diffusion.Big History courses are taught in the schools and universities of severaldozen countries, including China, Korea, the Netherlands, the USA, India,Russia, Japan, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, and many more.The International Big History Association (IBHA) is gaining momentumin its projects and membership. Conferences are beginning to be heldregularly (this edited volume has been prepared on the basis of the proceedingsof the International Big History Association Inaugural Conference[see below for details]). Hundreds of researchers are involved instudying and teaching Big History.