Title:
Traditions & encounters : a brief global history
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Publication Information:
Boston : McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2008
Physical Description:
xxxi, 675 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780073207032
General Note:
Color maps on end papers.
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Summary
Summary
Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History, the highly-anticipated concise version of Bentley and Ziegler's best-selling survey text, provides a streamlined account of the cultures and interactions that have shaped world history. With an engaging narrative, strong thematic approach, visual appeal, and solid pedagogy, it offers enhanced flexibility and affordability without sacrificing the features that have made the complete text a favourite among instructors and students alike.
Table of Contents
| Part V The Origins of Global Interdependence, 1500-1800 |
| Chapter 20 Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections |
| The European Reconnaissance of the World's Oceans Trade and Conflict in Early Modern Asia Global Exchanges |
| Chapter 21 The Transformation of Europe |
| The Fragmentation of Western Christendom |
| The Consolidation of Sovereign States Early Capitalist Society |
| Science and Enlightenment |
| Chapter 22 New Worlds in the Western Hemisphere Colliding Worlds |
| Colonial Society in the Americas Europeans in the Pacific |
| Chapter 23 Africa and the Atlantic World African Politics and Society in Early Modern Times |
| The Atlantic Slave Trade the African Diaspora |
| Chapter 24 Tradition and Change in East Asia |
| The Quest for Political Stability Economic and Social Changes |
| The Confucian Tradition and New Cultural Influences |
| The Unification of Japan |
| Chapter 25 The Islamic Empires Formation of the Islamic Empires Imperial |
| Islamic Society the Empires In Transition |
| Part VI An Age of Revolution, Industry and Empire, 1750-1914 |
| Chapter 26 Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World |
| Popular Sovereignty and Political Upheaval |
| The Influence of Revolution |
| The Consolidation of National States in Europe |
| Chapter 27 The Making of Industrial Society Patterns of Industrialization |
| Industrial Society Global Effects of Industrialization |
| chapter 28 The Americas in the Age of Independence |
| The Building of American States |
| American Economic Development |
| American Cultural And Social Diversity |
| Chapter 29 The Building of Global Empires |
| Foundations of Empire European Imperialism |
| The Emergence of New Imperial Powers Legacies Of Imperialism |
| Part VII Contemporary Global Realignments |
| Chapter 30 The Great War: The World in Upheaval |
| The Drift Toward War Global War the End of the War |
| Chapter 31 An Age of Anxiety Probing Cultural Frontiers |
| Global Depression Challenges to the Liberal Order |
| chapter 32 Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America |
| Asian Paths to Autonomy Africa Under Colonial Domination Latin American Struggles With Neocolonialism |
| chapter 33 New Conflagrations: World War II |
| Origins of World War II |
| Total War: The World Under Fire Life |
| During Wartime Neither Peace Nor War |
| chapter 34 The Bipolar World the Formation of a Bipolar World Challenges to Superpower Hegemony the End of the Cold War |
| chapter 35 The End Of Empire and the Emergence of a World without Borders |
| Independence in Asia Decolonization in Africa |
| After Independence: Long-Term Struggles in the Postcolonial Era a World without Borders |
