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. |
From inside the book
Niðurstöður 1 - 5 af 66
... production of staple economies, the development of a vigorous shipbuilding industry and the fielding of an active fleet of oceangoing ships. The North American colonists also reaped important benefits from participating in this ...
... production into their management of the rice fields. Long experience in rice production gave these Africans a keen understanding of soil, rainfall needs, the employment of immersion in farming and the mechanics of using tidal water in ...
... production transformed relationships between landowners and tenants and between artisans and the market. These changes diminished the need for rural and artisan labor. In Ireland the booming port of Belfast created an avenue of escape ...
... production and a growing economy offered many opportunities. Migration created bonds that joined populations in the British Isles with the dynamic British colonies in North America. These depended on familial and ethnic networks that ...
... and the Caribbean. Beginning in the early eighteenth century, the sharp rise in the demand for sugar and production of other staples such as rice and tobacco accelerated the growth of the slave trade and pushed hundreds.