The earth and its peoples

Readable and concise, this Brief Edition of THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLES: A GLOBAL HISTORY VOLUME II provides the essential narrative of world history in an abbreviated format. This global text for the world history survey course employs fundamental themes of "environment and technology" and "diversity and dominance" to explore patterns of human interaction with their surroundings and witheach other. The authors' approach reveals how humanity continues to shape andbe shaped by our environments and how dominant structures and traditions are balanced and challenged by alternate beliefs. INDICE: 15. The Maritime Revolution, to 1550. Part V: THE GLOBE ENCOMPASSED, 1500 -1800. 16. Transformations in Europe, 1500 -1750. 17. The Americas, the Atlantic, and Africa, 1530 -1770. 18. Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean, 1500 -1750. 19. Northern Eurasia, 1500 -1800. Part VI: REVOLUTIONS RESHAPE THE WORLD, 1750 -1870. 20. Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World, 1750 -1850. 21. The Early Industrial Revolution, 1760 -1851. 22. Land Empires in the Ageof Imperialism, 1800 -1870. 23. Africa, India, and the New British Empire, 1750 -1870. Part VII: GLOBAL DIVERSITY AND DOMINANCE, 1850 -1949. 24. The New Power Balance, 1850 -1900. 25. The New Imperialism, 1869 -1914. 26. The Crisis of the Imperial Order, 1900 -1929. 27. The Collapse of the Old Order, 1929 -1949. 28. Striving for Independence: India, Africa, and Latin America, 1900 -1949. Part VIII: PERILS AND PROMISES OF A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, 1945 TO THE PRESENT. 29. The Cold War and Decolonization, 1945 -1991. 30. Challenges of the New Century.

• ISBN: 978-0-495-91313-9
• Editorial: Wadsworth
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 496
• Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés