The Earth and Its Peoples, Brief Edition, Volume II

by Bulliet, Richard; Crossley, Pamela; Headrick, Daniel; Hirsch, Steven; Johnson, Lyman

• ISBN13: 9780495913139
• ISBN10: 0495913138
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

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 with each other. The authors' approach reveals how humanity continues to shape and be shaped by our environments and how dominant structures and traditions are balanced and challenged by alternate beliefs.

Table of Contents

The Maritime Revolution, to 1550

The Globe Encompassed, 1500-1800

Transformations in Europe, 1500-1750

The Americas, the Atlantic, and Africa, 1530-1770

Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean, 1500-1750

Northern Eurasia, 1500-1800

Revolutions Reshape the World, 1750-1870

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World, 1750-1850

The Early Industrial Revolution, 1760-1851

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism, 1800-1870

Africa, India, and the New British Empire, 1750-1870

Global Diversity and Dominance, 1850-1949

The New Power Balance, 1850-1900

The New Imperialism, 1869-1914

The Crisis of the Imperial Order, 1900-1929

The Collapse of the Old Order, 1929-1949

Striving for Independence: India, Africa, and Latin America, 1900-1949

Perils and Promises of a Global Community, 1945 to the Present

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1945-1991

Challenges of the New Century

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