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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... social and economic systems of the British Atlantic community the American Revolution and its international dimensions the impact of industrialization on U.S. trade and the emergence of the ' corporation ' in the nineteenth century the ...
... social world. The leadership in North America looked to London and its fashionable style and behavior for their inspiration. They participated in a transatlantic literary culture anchored by the London publishing industry and the ...
... port of Belfast created an avenue of escape for many caught in these economic and social changes. Thousands of Ulster Scots left for the British colonies in North America in the 1760s 8 The Pan-British world in the eighteenth century.
... America, its healthier climate and the availability of adequate food accounted for this turn of events. The social world of the British Atlantic The British Atlantic 10 The Pan-British world in the eighteenth century.
... social inferiors, their position was unmistakable. In the cruder social worlds of the British colonies, the gentry in England provided the model for emulation. The gentry The upper strata in the North American and Caribbean colonies and ...
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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 |