History of the Human Community, A, Vol. II 1500 to Present

by McNeill, William H.

• ISBN13: 9780132662970
• ISBN10: 0132662973
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-03
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

An intellectually and stylistically unified overview of world history, this text draws a global portrait of the human pastshowing how each part of the world fits into the overall balance in each successive age.

Table of Contents

Map List	xi
Preface	xiii
Part III THE FAR WEST CHALLENGES THE WORLD 1500 TO 1850
The Great European Discoveries: 1480 to 1550	361	(27)
Problems of Seafaring	363	(6)
Portuguese Trade and Exploration	369	(3)
Growth of Spain's Overseas Empire	372	(11)
Montezuma	376	(7)
Indirect Consequences of European Explorations	383	(2)
Conclusion	385	(1)
Bibliography	386	(2)
Europe's Self-Transformation 1500 to 1650	388	(27)
Politics and Religion	389	(12)
Luther's Kidnapping	395	(6)
Religious and Dynastic Wars	401	(5)
The Realm of Thought	406	(4)
The Pursuit of Beauty	410	(2)
Conclusion	412	(1)
Bibliography	413	(2)
The World Beyond Europe: 1500 to 1700	415	(31)
The World of Islam	416	(9)
Hindu Revival	425	(2)
The Celestial Empire of China	427	(3)
Japan's Sharp Shifts of Policy	430	(4)
The Rise of the Russian Autocracy	434	(3)
The New World	437	(3)
Africa and Oceania	440	(3)
Conclusion	443	(1)
Bibliography	444	(2)
Europe's Old Regime: 1650 to 1789	446	(32)
Social and Economic Changes	447	(7)
Politics and War	454	(8)
Maria Theresa and the Hungarian Diet	462	(1)
New Challenges to Royal Absolutism	462	(2)
European Culture	464	(9)
Conclusion	473	(1)
Bibliography	473	(5)
Illustrated Essay: Development of Human Communication	475	(3)
World Reactions to Europe's Expansion: 1700 to 1850	478	(28)
Withdrawal from Contact with Europeans	479	(1)
The World of Islam	480	(8)
Ali Pasha of Janina	487	(1)
Hindu and Buddhist Asia	488	(3)
China's Reversal of Roles	491	(5)
The Land of the Rising Sun	496	(3)
Less-Developed Regions of the World	499	(5)
Shaka, the Zulu Chief	501	(3)
Conclusion	504	(1)
Bibliography	505	(1)
The Democratic and Industrial Revolutions: 1776 to 1850	506	(37)
Emergence of Europe's New Regime	507	(1)
The American Revolution	508	(2)
The French Revolution	510	(16)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen	512	(7)
Napoleon' Coronation	519	(7)
The Industrial Revolution	526	(8)
Conclusion	534	(1)
Bibliography	535	(8)
Illustrated Essay: Breakthroughs in the Use of Energy and Fuel	536	(4)
Epilogue: Part III The State of the World: 1850	540	(3)
Part IV BEGINNINGS OF WORLD COSMOPOLITANISM: FROM 1850
The Decisive Years 1850 to 1865	543	(25)
The Breakdown of Traditional Social Order	544	(1)
Europe's Irresistible Impact	545	(2)
The Crimean War and Its Consequences	547	(7)
The Lady with the Lamp	548	(6)
Reforms in India	554	(3)
Collapse of the Far Eastern Citadels	557	(6)
Civil War in the United States	563	(1)
The Rest of the World	564	(2)
Conclusion	566	(1)
Bibliography	566	(2)
Europe: 1850 to 1914	568	(23)
Political Changes	569	(8)
Sentences Selected from the Communist Manifesto	570	(7)
Economy and Society	577	(4)
Thought and Science	581	(5)
Art and Literature	586	(2)
Conclusion	588	(2)
Bibliography	590	(1)
World Reactions to Europe's Achievements: 1850 to 1914	591	(32)
Transportation and Communication	592	(1)
Population Growth	593	(1)
The Impact of European Skills	593	(1)
How the ``Inner Ring'' Got Along	594	(7)
The Asian ``Outside Ring''	601	(9)
The Fate of Africans and Amerindians	610	(5)
Conclusion	615	(1)
Bibliography	616	(7)
Illustrated Essay: Transportation and Communication	617	(6)
World Wars of the Twentieth Century: 1914 to 1945	623	(35)
Outbreak of World War I	624	(7)
The Sealed Train	630	(1)
The Peace Settlement: 1918-1923	631	(4)
Stabilization and Renewed Crisis: 1923-1933	635	(2)
The Lone Eagle	636	(1)
The Drift Toward War: 1933-1939	637	(3)
World War II: Initial Axis Victories, 1939-1941	640	(5)
Turning the Tide: American Mobilization and Allied Offensives, 1942-1945	645	(4)
The Second Best Is Not the Pacific	646	(3)
Conclusion	649	(1)
Bibliography	650	(8)
Illustrated Essay: World Views	652	(6)
The World Since 1945: Public Affairs	658	(30)
Political and Economic Rivalries, 1945-1991	661	(17)
Charter of the United Nations	664	(3)
The Conquest of Mount Everest	667	(11)
Population and Society	678	(7)
Conclusion	685	(1)
Bibliography	686	(2)
Thought and Culture: 1914 to the Present	688	(25)
Rise of Popular Culture	689	(5)
The Sciences	694	(6)
The Double Helix	698	(2)
Music, Art, and Literature	700	(3)
Religion and Philosophy	703	(4)
Conclusion	707	(1)
Bibliography	707	(4)
Epilogue: Part IV The Study of History and Its Meaning	708	(3)
The Meaning of History	711	(2)
Photo Credits	713
Index	I-1