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 ...
... social dimensions of life in the North American colonies with Ireland, Scotland and England. The dynamics of the Atlantic world: an overview British colonists in the western Atlantic lived under a set of maritime policies established in ...
... social changes . Thousands of Ulster Scots left for the British colonies in North America in the 1760s and 1770s . Many boarded ships that had just unloaded flax seed from the North American colonies , necessary to sustain the linen ...
... social worlds. True nobilities existed in Ireland, Scotland and England, while none appeared in the younger and far ... social inferiors, their position was unmistakable. In the cruder social worlds of the British colonies, the ...
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