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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... eastern Atlantic. Interdependency marked all dimensions of the British North American colonies and the larger PanBritish world. This chapter, then, focuses intensely on the economic, cultural, consumer, literary and labor connections ...
... eastern Atlantic westward to plantations in North America and the Caribbean. They carried raw materials back from the Chesapeake to London, Glasgow, Liverpool and Bristol and took out finished products for colonial markets. The ports in ...
... Eastern Atlantic shared the cultural practices of the British gentry. In North America the Better Sort, as contemporaries knew them, embraced the styles and fashion of the English gentry. The colonial leadership lacked the resources ...
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