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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... British capital provided the resources that held together the slaving ... colonies sustained the capture and movement of human beings from Africa to ... British colonies in North America participated in a massive reordering of the ...
... British colonies where they hoped abundant land would revive their flagging economic fortunes. The colonies also promised ownership of land without an intrusive landlord. In the Scottish lowlands, the number of small-scale farmers and ...
... colonies. While these stories often proved harsh in their indictments of the unattractive features of slave colonies, they also gave more favorable ... British Atlantic The British Atlantic 10 The Pan-British world in the eighteenth century.
Edward J. Davies, II. The social world of the British Atlantic The British ... colonies in North America and the Caribbean. Below the true nobility in rank ... British colonies, the gentry in England provided the model for emulation. The ...
Edward J. Davies, II. readings. Prominent men in the North American colonies ... colonial consumers, including “churches, colleges, and gentlemen's societies.” A ... British world. These books originated hundreds of years earlier and grew in ...
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3 The PanBritish world in the age of revolution | 21 |
4 Industrialization and the remaking of the world 17501900 | 41 |
5 The global rise of corporations | 59 |
6 Raw materials and sustaining the global economy | 77 |
7 The United States and Atlantic migration | 96 |
8 The United States and Latin America | 111 |
9 The United States and the Pacific | 126 |
10 The United States and the world 19452005 | 136 |
Toward the future | 156 |
Conclusion | 158 |
Index | 163 |