World History in Documents

by Stearns, Peter N.

• ISBN13: 9780814740477
• ISBN10: 0814740472
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: New York Univ Pr

Summary

While world history materials date back to prehistoric times, The field itself is relatively young. Indeed, when the first edition of Peter Stearns's best-sellingWorld History in Documentswas published in 1998, world history was poised for explosive growth, with the College Board approving the AP world history curriculum in 2000, and The exam shortly thereafter. At the university level, survey world history courses are increasingly required for history majors, and graduate programs in world history are multiplying in the U.S. And overseas. World events have changed as rapidly as the field of world history itself, making the long-awaited second edition ofWorld History in Documentsespecially timely. In addition to including a new preface, focusing on current trends in the field, Stearns has updated forty percent of the textbook, paying particular attention to global processes throughout history. The book also covers key events that have altered world history since the publication of the first edition, including terrorism, global consumerism, and environmental issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Comparative World History	p. 1
River Valley Civilizations, 3500-1000 B.C.E., and the Classical Period, 1000 B.C.E.-450 C.E.	p. 11
Creation Stories	p. 14
Comparing Laws: The Importance of the State	p. 25
Political Ideals in China and Greece	p. 34
Social Inequality	p. 41
Conditions of Women in the Classical Civilizations: China and India	p. 48
Military Roles in China and Rome	p. 58
Buddhism and Christianity	p. 68
The Postclassical Period, 450-1450	p. 79
Religion and State in Islam and Christianity	p. 82
Conditions of Women in Islam, Byzantine Christianity	p. 90
Feudalism in Western Europe and Japan	p. 100
The Crusades: Muslim and European Reactions	p. 111
Merchants and Trade	p. 121
The Mongol Era: Conquests and Connections	p. 131
Africa in the Postclassical World	p. 142
Chinese and Portuguese Voyages in the Fifteenth Century	p. 154
The Early Modern Period, 1450-1750	p. 161
Europeans and American Indians: Explorers, Conquerors, and Aztec Reactions	p. 163
The Spread of Slavery and the Atlantic Slave Trade	p. 177
The Scientific Revolution and Global Impact	p. 190
The Gunpowder Empires	p. 202
Coffee in Early Modern World History	p. 211
The Long Nineteenth Century	p. 219
The Age of Atlantic Revolutions	p. 222
Nationalism	p. 232
The Opium War: Chinese and English Views	p. 242
The Emancipations and Their Consequences	p. 252
Russian and Japanese Conservatism	p. 265
Business Values in the Industrial Revolution: Western Europe and Japan	p. 278
Women and Education in the Nineteenth Century	p. 291
The Contemporary Period, 1914-Present	p. 303
Twentieth-Century Revolutions	p. 306
Authoritarianism on the Right: Italian Fascism, German Nazism, and Argentine Peronism	p. 318
Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan	p. 332
The Spread of Democracy at the End of the Century: China, Africa, and the Middle East	p. 347
Issues of Cultural Identity: Africa and Latin America	p. 357
Women and Global Change	p. 370
Global Consumerism and Its Discontents	p. 384
Terrorism and Anti-Terrorism	p. 397
Global Warming and Global Environmentalism	p. 405
About the Editor	p. 417
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