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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... Scottish users, mostly men, also embraced tobacco, and by the end of the eighteenth century Scottish working women also took up the habit. As European and Scottish demand for tobacco rose so did the pressure on tobacco producers. They ...
... Scottish and Scottish-Irish migration The British colonies in North America participated in a massive reordering of the populations on both sides of the Atlantic. By the mid- and late eighteenth century human ties and interaction ...
... Scottish - Irish sought out other destinations . By the 1790s a " permanent labor migration " back to western Scotland took root as Ulster Scots sought out new sources of income . This migration joined an older stream of skilled Ulster ...
... Scottish lowlands, the number of small-scale farmers and renters dropped dramatically during the late eighteenth century. Ironically, the new agricultural system that developed actually demanded more labor yet the appeal of land and the ...
... Scottish newspapers and family letters. Scottish newspapers carried stories and depictions of life in the colonies. While these stories often proved harsh in their indictments of the unattractive features of slave colonies, they also ...
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