World History: Journeys from Past to Present

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World History Journeys from Past to Present Copyright Contents List of plates List of maps Figure credits Preface to the Second Edition A visual tour of World History: Journeys from Past to Present Part IV Bridging worlds (1300-1800 CE) Part IV Introduction 13 Commerce and change: Building a world system Introduction to the theme of world systems of knowledge and wealth Mercantilism and the Atlantic world, ca. 1500-1750 Mercantilism The creation of a global economy: Silver, sugar, and slaves The slave trade Slavery and the African diaspora The impact of the slave trade on African societies African merchants in the Atlantic world Primary source: The business of Willem Bosman The Atlantic world and the Americas Transformations in the Americas: European impact and resistance Distinctions among colonies European expansion in the Indian Ocean European expansion in the Pacific The East Asian core and periphery: China, Japan, and the world economy Summary Note Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 14 Traditions and their transformations Introduction to the theme of traditions and their transformations Renaissances and cultural rebirth Primary source: Print technology, scripts, and vernacular languages Cultural rebirth in East Asia: Neo-Confucianism in China Fractured tradition: Religious reformations in sixteenth-century Europe Blended traditions: Syncretisms and society in East Asia The scientific revolution and the Enlightenment in Europe Traditions and their transformations in the Islamic world Summary Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 15 Maritime worlds: The Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean worlds Introduction to the theme of maritime boundaries, encounters, and frontiers Discovering longitude European arms and sails: Maritime hegemony Redefining the Indian Ocean The Pacific routes and the rise of the West The creation of an Atlantic Economy: Sugar and slaves Piracy, trade, and the politics of maritime frontiers Primary source: Diary of Mendez Pinto Summary Note Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 16 Landings: Boundaries, frontiers, and encounters Introduction to the theme of boundaries, frontiers and encounters on land Mapping the world Sacred encounters: Jesuit missionaries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas Gender boundaries Boundaries, encounters, and frontiers in North America and Southern Africa Boundaries and frontiers in the Russian Empire Primary source: The furry world that trade (and the beaver) created The “abode of Islam”: Boundaries, encounters, and frontiers in the Islamic world Boundaries and frontiers of the Chinese Empire Frontiers of resistance in the Atlantic world Summary Suggested readings Online resources Study questions Part IV Summary: Reweaving the threads of culture Part V Transforming lives (1500-1900) Part V Introduction 17 Crucibles of change: Material worlds and social lives Introduction to the theme of material worlds Landscapes of cultural identity Landscapes of conquest and chang Expanding urban landscapes in Africa Islamic landscapes: Technology and architecture Urban landscapes in East Asia Changing world landscapes: Trade, technology, and material transformations Commodities and cultures: Europe and the world Technology, textiles, and trade in Asia Social landscapes: Transformations in community and cultural life The changing landscape of the human body Primary source: The daily lives of travelers and merchants Altering the human body: Changing diets Summary Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 18 The nation-state, nationalism, and revolution Introduction to the theme of the nation-state, nationalism, and revolution The English Revolution and the nation-state Revolutions in the Atlantic world Primary source: Declaration of the Rights of Woman National revolutions in South America The construction of national identities in Europe The construction of American national identity Culture and national identities The evolution of European nation-states Summary Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 19 The Industrial Revolution and its global consequences Introduction to the theme of technological change Technology and environment in the Industrial Revolution New technologies and the Industrial Revolution Primary source: Textile workers in Wilson’s Mill, Nottingham The global spread of the Industrial Revolution The global industrial system Global urban growth Summary Note Suggested readings Online resources Study questions Part V Summary: Persistence of traditions encountering change Part VI Forging a global community (1800-present) Part VI Introduction 20 Tentacles of empire: The new imperialism and new nationalisms, 1800-1914 Introduction to the theme of the new imperialism and new nationalisms The technologies of imperialism The ideologies of imperialism Primary source: Kaiser Wilhelm on Germany’s “place in the sun” The new imperialism in Africa The British Raj and the growth of Indian nationalism Imperialism and colonialism in Southeast Asia Imperialism and nationalism in East Asia Imperialism in the Pacific Settler societies and new nations: Canada, Australia, and New Zealand New nations and new colonialism in Latin America The United States and the rise of the American Empire Summary Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 21 Global order and disorder: War and peace, 1900-50 Introduction to the theme of war and peace European nationalisms and global war World War I and the Russian Revolution The Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey The global economy and the Great Depression Social democracy in interwar Britain, France, and the United States Fascism in Europe Fascism in Asia Nationalism and war in China From regional conflicts to global war War and society Primary source: Korean “comfort women” The Cold War Summary Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 22 Resistance and revolution in the long twentieth century Introduction to the theme of resistance and revolution Marxism and models for revolutionary change Nationalism and resistance: Indian independence Nationalism, decolonization, and independence in Southeast Asia Nationalism, decolonization, and independence in Africa Resistance and revolution in Latin America Decolonization and Arab nationalism Primary source: Anwar al-Sadat on African and Asian solidarity against colonialism Resistance and revolution in East Asia Resistance movements in Europe and the United States Summary Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 23 The new globalization: Technology and the environment Introduction to the theme of technology and environment Industrial capitalism, transportation, and production Global transformations The landscapes of imperialism Resistance and organized labor Technology, war, and the environment Economic globalization Ecology, technology, and global warming Primary source: Fossil fuels Seeking environmental and social justice Summary Note Suggested readings Online resources Study questions 24 Globalization, world history, and human identity Introduction to the theme of globalization, world history, and human identity National identities and global community Globalization and inequality Migration and diasporas Demography and urbanization Globalization and changing families Gender and identity Race, ethnicity, and identity Religion and identity Human rights, genocide, and justice Primary source: Technology and human survival: The atomic bomb Summary Suggested readings Online resources Study questions Part VI Summary: Human agency and the power of the past Glossary Index