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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... Caribbean depended on its connections to other parts of the Atlantic commercial empire to survive. The British islands in this sea embodied the singular dedication to one crop, sugar. This commitment made the Caribbean sugar islands ...
... 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 of thousands of Africans ...
... Caribbean. Below the true nobility in rank came the gentry, with fewer resources and less prestige. Still, these men and their families lived in grand country estates and enjoyed a sumptuous life in comparison with the ordinary people ...
... Caribbean had always embraced London, its style, culture and ambience. The members of these elites thought of themselves as British regardless of birthplace, whether London or Jamaica, and always intended to return to what they ...
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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 |