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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... migration the only viable choice for thousands . More than just a growing population , changes in farm methods and ... migration " back to western Scotland took root as Ulster Scots sought out new sources of income . This migration ...
Edward J. Davies, II. 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 under the weight of population ...
... migrants to British settlements in the western Atlantic where less sophisticated means of production and a growing economy offered many opportunities. Migration created bonds that joined populations in the British Isles with the dynamic ...
... migration Involuntary migration also grew dramatically during these years in response to the developing staple economies in the British colonies in North America and the Caribbean. Beginning in the early eighteenth century, the sharp ...
... Migration, too, brought the North American colonies into long- term relationships with other parts of the Pan ... migrate to the North American colonies, bolstering their populations and claiming unsettled land distant from the ...
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