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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... slave pens of the Caribbean or North America. Few could escape the dependency on other regions and/or human ... slaves and the sailors, engaged in grueling and often dangerous labor. Sailors spent time in ports such as Boston and New ...
... slave trade. Desperately short of money, British colonists relied on credit as the chief means of transferring goods from sellers to buyers. Once on land, goods moved inland via traders to smaller urban places. Auctions enabled ...
... slaves in the Caribbean produced the molasses so important for New England's economy. Ironically, Africans as human cargo gave New England ships a vital source of profits. The slave trade greatly contributed to the health of the New ...
... Slave owners in North America were inextricably bound to the slave trade. Yet, the plantation operators simply lacked the funds to conduct long-term business operations. These funds remained in short supply in the Atlantic world. The ...
... slave traders, such as those from New England, whose voyages took months before any profit appeared on the ledgers ... slave trade and access to European goods. In part, they relied on European weapons and gunpowder purchased via the ...
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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 |