The United States in World HistoryIn 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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... Edward J. Davies examines key themes in the evolution of America from colonial rule to international supremacy. ... The United States in World History examines: the social and economic systems of the British Atlantic community the ...
... the British protectorate in Egypt inspired those who administered the United States' presence in the Caribbean. Yet, the United States also exported much. Its racial code moved with it to the Philippines, its one formal colony.
By the mid and late 1700s, North American colonies formed a critical part of the commercial empire British merchants built over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The North American colonies contributed to the ...
The British North American colonies joined other British holdings in this larger economic world. Ireland and Scotland exported textile, linen and/or food to England while purchasing manufactured goods. Ireland and Scotland also ...
colonial world. Their counterparts in the British Isles also lived in modest conditions distinct from the upper strata. The meaner sort, namely the slaves and the sailors, engaged in grueling and often dangerous labor.