The Essential World History, Volume II (with InfoTrac)

by Duiker, William J.

• ISBN13: 9780534578909
• ISBN10: 053457890X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-23
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This is a brief introduction to the civilizations of the world. The text covers such individual civilizations as China, India, and Europe, and provides points of comparison between and among these civilizations. It emphasizes breadth and accessibility, and contains a wealth of primary source documents, beautiful 4-color maps, and useful supplements.The text is available in a comprehensive volume as well as another separate volume: Volume I (Chapters 1-19), to 1800.

Table of Contents

Part III: THE EMERGENCE OF NEW WORLD PATTERNS (1500-1800)

14. New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

15. Religious Reform and State Building in Europe

16. The Muslim Empires

17. The East Asian World

18. Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: An Intellectual Revolution in the West

19. Europe on the Eve of a New World Order

Part IV: MODERN PATTERNS OF WORLD HISTORY (1800-1945)

20. The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism: 1800-1870

21. The Emergence of Mass Society in the Western World

22. The High Tide of Imperialism

23. Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

24. The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

25. Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Africa, Asia, and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

26. The Crisis Deepens: World War II

Part V: TOWARD A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION? THE WORLD SINCE 1945. 27

In the Grip of the Cold War: The Breakdown of the Yalta System

28. Brave New World: Communism

29. Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

30. Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

31. Nationalism Triumphant: The Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

32. Toward the Pacific Century: Japan and the Little Tigers

Glossary

Index