World Civilizations

by Adler, Philip J.; Pouwels, Randall L.

• ISBN13: 9780534599331
• ISBN10: 0534599338
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Part I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, 3500-500 B.C.E. 1. Prehistory. 2. Mesopotamia. 3. Egypt. 4. Warriors and Deities in the Near East: Persians and Jews. 5. India's Beginnings. 6. Ancient China to 500 B.C.E. Worldview I Ancient Civilizations, 3500-500 B.C.E. Part II: CLASSICAL MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS, 500 B.C.E.-800 C.E. 7. The Greek Adventure. 8. Hellenic Culture. 9. Hellenistic Civilization. 10. Rome: City-State to Empire. 11. Imperial Decline and the Birth of Christian Europe. Worldview II Classical Mediterranean Civilizations, 500 B.C.E.-800 C.E. Part III: EQUILIBRIUM AMONG POLYCENTRIC CIVILIZATIONS, 500 C.E.-1500 C.E. 12. The Americas Before Columbus. 13. Africa from Kush to the Fifteenth Century. 14. Islam. 15. Mature Islamic Society and Institutions. 16. Indian Civilization in Its Golden Age. 17. Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest. 18. Japan and Southeast Asia. 19. The European Middle Ages. 20. Late Medieval Troubles. 21. The European Renaissance. 22. The Mongol Intrusion. Worldview III Equilibrium Among Polycentric Civilizations, 500 C.E.-1500 C.E. Part IV: DISEQUILIBRIUM: THE WESTERN ENCOUNTER WITH THE NON-WESTERN WORLD, 1500-1700 C.E. 23. A Larger World Opens. 24. The Protestant Reformation. 25. Foundations of the European States. 26. Eastern European Empires. 27. The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Empires. 28. China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty. 29. Japan and Colonial Southeast Asia. 30. From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America. Worldview IV Disequilibrium: The Western Encounter with the Non-Western World, 1500-1700 C.E. Part V: REVOLUTIONS, IDEOLOGY, AND THE NEW IMPERIALISM, 1700-1920. 31. The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath. 32. Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy. 33. The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon. 34. Europe's Industrialization and Its Social Impacts. 35. Europe in Ideological Conflict. 36. Consolidation of National States. 37. The Islamic World and India. 38. Africa in the Era of Informal Empire. 39. Latin America from Independence to Dependent States 40. Advanced Industrial Society. 41. Modern Science and Its Implications. 42. World War I and Its Disputed Settlement. Worldview V Revolutions, Ideology, and the New Imperialism, 1700-1920. Part VI: EQUILIBRIUM REESTABLISHED: THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY WORLD AND BEYOND, 1920-PRESENT. 43. A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties. 44. The Soviet Experiment to World War II. 45. Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State. 46. East Asia in a Century of Change. 47. World War II. 48. High and Low Cultures in the West. 49. Superpower Rivalry and the European Recovery. 50. Decolonization and the Third World. 51. The New Asia. 52. Africa in the Colonial and Independent Eras. 53. Latin America in the Twentieth Century. 54. The Reemergence of the Muslim World. 55. Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe. 56. A New Millennium. Worldview VI Equilibrium Reestablished: The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond, 1920-Present. Glossary with Pronunciation Guide. Answers to Test Your Knowledge. Photo Credits, and Index.

Table of Contents

Ancient Civilizations 3500-500 B.C.E

Prehistory

Mesopotamia

Egypt

Warriors and Deities in the Near East: Persians and Jews

India's Beginnings

Ancient China to 500 B.C.E

Ordinary Lives in the Ancient Past

Classical Mediterranean Civilizations 500 B.C.E.-500 C.E

The Greek Adventure

Hellenic Culture

Hellenistic Civilization

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Ordinary Lives in the Classical Age

Equilibrium Among Polycentric Civilizations 100 B.C.E.-1500 C.E

Rome's Transformation and the Beginnings of Europe

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and Institutions

Indian Civilization in Its Golden Age

Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest

Japan and Southeast Asia

Africa from Kush to the Fifteenth Century

The Americas Before Columbus

Ordinary Life among the Non-Western Peoples

The High Medieval Age

Late Medieval Troubles

The European Renaissance

Disequilibrium: the Western Encounter With the Non-Western World 1500-1850 C.E

A Larger World Opens

The Protestant Reformation

Foundations of the European States

Eastern European Empires

China from the Ming through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Colonial Southeast Asia to the Mid-Nineteenth Century

The Rise and Fall of Muslim Empires

Africa in the Colonial Era

Latin America from Colony to Dependent Statehood

Western Revolutions, Industry, and Ideology 1700-1920

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

Europe's Industrialization

The Social Impacts of Early Industry

Europe in Ideological Conflict

Consolidation of National States

Advanced Industrial Society

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

Equilibrium Reestablished: the Twentieth-Century World 1920-Present

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

High and Low Cultures in the West

Superpower Rivalry and the European Recovery

Decolonization and the Third World

The New Asia

Africa after Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

The Marxist Collapse and Its Aftermath

At the Start of a New Millennium

Bibliography

Answers to Test Your Knowledge

Glossary

Index

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