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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... managers and workers in states such as Mexico and Cuba. Clearly, the United States was intimately bound with larger human communities and processes. United States' foreign policy also led to the establishment of Chapter 1 ...
... workers in the world. The country's port facilities sustained fleets of British warships that constantly needed upgrading, and built new ships. The city's mercantile and financial people accumulated the huge amounts of currency to ...
... workers “recruited” for the Scottish linen industry. The same pressures that made migration a necessity for many in Northern Ireland also appeared in Scotland. Farmers in the lowlands and the Highlands saw their rural worlds vanish ...
... workers. They sought to reestablish their skilled trades in North America. Broad economic and workplace changes precipitated a substantial stream of migrants to British settlements in the western Atlantic where less sophisticated means ...
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