The United States in World HistoryRoutledge, 27. sep. 2006 - 192 síður In this concise, accessible introductory survey of the history of the United States from 1790 to the present day, Edward J. Davies examines key themes in the evolution of America from colonial rule to international supremacy. Focusing particularly on those currents within US history that have influenced the rest of the world, the book is neatly divided into three parts which examine the Atlantic world, 1700–1800, the US and the industrial world, and the emergence of America as a global power. The United States in World History explores such key issues as:
Part of our successful Themes in World History series, The United States in World History presents a new way of examining the United States, and reveals how concepts that originated in America's definition of itself as a nation – concepts such as capitalism, republicanism and race – have had supranational impact across the world. |
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... migration also created African mini worlds in the western Atlantic, constantly reinforced as mortality or demand called for more and more shiploads of. Chapter. 2. 2. The Pan-British world in the late eighteenth century.
Edward J. Davies, II. mortality or demand called for more and more shiploads of Africans destined for the slave pens of the Caribbean or North America. Few could escape the dependency on other regions and/or human communities to survive ...
... demand for tobacco rose so did the pressure on tobacco producers. They faced the challenge of expanding the amount of land under cultivation and bringing more African Americans to be slave laborers on their plantations. Rice, too ...
... demand for local services and food as well as the profits its overseas trade generated for merchants, farmers, agents and creditors. Maryland and Virginia joined in capitalizing on the booming markets for foodstuffs. After 1750 ...
... demand for slaves also had indirect consequences for polities in West Africa. The Dahomean, Oyo and Ashanti states fought bitter wars for control of the slave trade and access to European goods. In part, they relied on European weapons ...
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3 The PanBritish world in the age of revolution | 21 |
4 Industrialization and the remaking of the world 17501900 | 41 |
5 The global rise of corporations | 59 |
6 Raw materials and sustaining the global economy | 77 |
7 The United States and Atlantic migration | 96 |
8 The United States and Latin America | 111 |
9 The United States and the Pacific | 126 |
10 The United States and the world 19452005 | 136 |
Toward the future | 156 |
Conclusion | 158 |
Index | 163 |