Ken Curtis, Valerie Hansen

Voyages in World History

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Produktbeschreibung

Discover how history is made up of the captivating stories of interesting people with Hansen/Curtis' VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY, 4E. Every chapter in this updated edition centers on the story of a different historic traveler while reinforcing a central theme -- the constant movement of people, goods and ideas throughout the world. The fascinating voyages of merchants, poets, rulers, explorers, soldiers, missionaries or scholars provide the framework for each chapter. New discussion questions and features prompt you to carefully consider and debate what you are reading. New inserts and special features demonstrate how information connects across chapters, societies and time periods. You learn about people, places and events that are crucial to understanding the global context of world history. MindTap digital resources are available with learning tools such as interactive maps. This edition is available as a complete volume or split into VOLUME 1: TO 1600 and VOLUME 2: SINCE 1500.

Produktdetails

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• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA / Wadsworth Publishing
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 1056
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 213mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1996g
• ISBN-13: 9780357662106
• ISBN-10: 0357662105
• Artikelnr.: 63984179

Autorenporträt

Valerie Hansen received her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1987. She is Stanley Woodward Professor of History at Yale University, where she teaches courses on East Asian history, especially pre-modern China and Silk Road history. Her most recent books include THE OPEN EMPIRE: A HISTORY OF CHINA TO 1600, THE SILK ROAD: A NEW HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS and THE YEAR 1000: WHEN EXPLORERS CONNECTED THE WORLD AND GLOBALIZATION BEGAN. As co-author of VOYAGES IN WORLD HISTORY, Dr. Hansen has written this edition's Chapters 1-15.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Peopling of the World, to 4000 B.C.E.2. The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 4000 550 B.C.E.3. Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 B.C.E. 100 C.E.4. Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 B.C.E. 220 C.E.5. The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 C.E.6. New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 B.C.E. 651 C.E.7. The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 B.C.E. 476 C.E.8. The Silk Routes: Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 1000.9. Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 1258.10. The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 1000.11. Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 1500.12. China s Commercial Revolution, ca. 900 1276.13. Europe s Commercial Revolution, 1000 1400.14. The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 1500.15. Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 1600.16. Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 1700.17. Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 1750.18. Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 1750.19. The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 1807.20. Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 1837.21. European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 1820.22. Revolutions in the West, 1750 1830.23. The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765 1880.24. The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800 1910.25. State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 1910.26. The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 1914.27. War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 1928.28. Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 1939.29. The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 1949.30. The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949 1975.31. Toward a New World Order, 1975 2000.32. Voyage into the Twenty-First Century.