The Essential World History, Volume II Since 1400 (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by Duiker, William J.; Spielvogel, Jackson J.

• ISBN13: 9780534627140
• ISBN10: 0534627145
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-02
• Publisher: WADSWORTH PUB CO

Summary

(Volume I: To 1800 contains Chapters 1-17; Volume II: Since 1400 contains Chapters 13-29; To 1400 contains Chapters 1-12) Part III: THE EMERGENCE OF NEW WORLD PATTERNS (1400-1800). 1. Renewal, Reform, and State Building in Europe. 2. New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market. 3. The Muslim Empires. 4. The East Asian World 5. The West on the Eve of a New World Order. Part IV: MODERN PATTERNS OF WORLD HISTORY (1800-1945). 6. The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism, 1800-1870. 7. The Emergence of Mass Society in the Western World. 8. The High Tide of Imperialism. 9. Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge. 10. The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution. 11. Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 1919 to 1939. 12. The Crisis Deepens: World War II. Part V: TOWARD A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION? THE WORLD SINCE 1945. 13. In the Grip of the Cold War: The Breakdown of the Yalta System. 14. Brave New World: Communism on Trial. 15. Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945. 16. Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East. 17. Toward the Pacific Century? Glossary. Pronunciation Guide.