This text helps students understand world history by focusing on an issue that has profoundly shaped the modern world order: the establishment and collapse of global empires since 1750. An Imperial World uses a combination of primary documents and analytical essays, both tightly focused around four case studies: India, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. It examines the historical development of colonial systems and shows their enormous role in shaping the modern world order. It is meant to be thematic and suggestive, offering arguments and information to serve as a starting point for discussion and exploration.This book, through the simple fact of its existence, bears testimony to many key people who made it possibleamy colleagues, editors, ... I am lastingly grateful: in the years since then, world history has pushed my teaching and scholarship in new and fruitful directions. ... The staff at Pearson PrenticeHall also provided support and encouragement at key momentsain particular, the former ... Some assistance is easy to single outasuch as that provided by my Georgia colleague, Prof.
Title | : | An Imperial World |
Author | : | Douglas Northrop |
Publisher | : | Routledge - 2016-09-13 |
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