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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... industrialization on U.S. trade and the emergence of the ' corporation ' in the nineteenth century the expansion of U.S. consumer and cultural industries from the early twentieth century the Cold War and its implications for United ...
... production of staple economies, the devel- opment of a vigorous shipbuilding industry and the fielding of an active fleet of ocean-going ships. The North American colonists also reaped important benefits from participating in this ...
... manufacturing and financial services provided by those in the eastern Atlantic. Interdependency marked all dimensions of the British North American colonies and the larger Pan-British world. This chapter, then, focuses intensely on the ...
... business. These ships moved products, information and people across the oceans to all ports. As the chief and most efficient means of transportation, ships stood at the top of the list of vital economic ... industry sustained both this ...
... industry lodged chiefly in Ulster. The ships needed return cargo, which the Irish emigrants readily supplied. Hard ... economies in the region's ports and towns also provided outlets for modest Scottish farmers who wanted to escape ...
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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 |