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. |
From inside the book
... moved product. From 1902 to 1932, nine Tarkington titles appeared in the top ten of Publisher's Weekly's yearend bestseller lists. Dreiser never had a bestseller. It certainly isn't Dreiser's superior prose style that has endeared him ...
... Moved My Cheese? After that he said he laughed at himself and changed his attitude. He realized his boss had just “moved his Cheese.” So he adapted. He learned the two new sports, and in the process, found that doing something new made ...
... Moved that Section 3 , be adopted ; seconded . Dr. Church moved to amend by changing the number from fifteen to ten in first line , seconded . Dr. McMaster moved to change the number of the section to 2 ; sec- onded . Amendments carried ...
... moved and left a little slime in my palm. I shuddered but didn't drop it. This slime, this worm mucus, was its way of reacting to stress—stress that I had brought on by pulling it out of its bedding and exposing it to light. The worm moved ...
... simple and complex . But before we supply our own theories on this subject , we'll let you form your own ideas . We invite you to become moved by the spirit ! Moved by the Spirit Guided to Discovery Chapter 2 Living 8 Moved by the Spirit.
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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 |