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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... markets. Philadelphia made Southeastern Pennsylvania affluent with its huge demand for local services and food as well as the profits its overseas trade generated for merchants, farmers, agents and creditors. Maryland and Virginia ...
... market. These changes diminished the need for rural and artisan labor. In Ireland the booming port of Belfast created an ... markets to the south, a shift particularly acute after 1760. These changes sent many young people across the ...
... markets. Similarly, Scottish textile artisans faced technological changes in the workplace that greatly diminished the longsought dream of craft independence in the confines of one's shop. Market pressures forced an emphasis on volume ...
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