Making of the West, Volume II: Since 1500: Peoples and CulturesStudents of Western civilization need more than facts. They need to understand the cross-cultural, global exchanges that shaped Western history; to be able to draw connections between the social, cultural, political, economic, and intellectual happenings in a given era; and to see the West not as a fixed region, but a living, evolving construct. These needs have long been central to The Making of the West. The book’s chronological narrative emphasizes the wide variety of peoples and cultures that created Western civilization and places them together in a common context, enabling students to witness the unfolding of Western history, understand change over time, and recognize fundamental relationships. |
Contents
To the Student | xxvii |
CHAPTER 14 Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation 14921560 | 451 |
CHAPTER 15 Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews 15601648 | 483 |
CHAPTER 16 Absolutism Constitutionalism and the Search for Order 16401700 | 515 |
CHAPTER 17 The Atlantic System and Its Consequences 17001750 | 551 |
CHAPTER 18 The Promise of Enlightenment 17501789 | 587 |
CHAPTER 19 The Cataclysm of Revolution 17891799 | 619 |
CHAPTER 20 Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy 18001830 | 651 |
CHAPTER 23 Empire Industry and Everyday Life 18701890 | 759 |
CHAPTER 24 Modernity and the Road to War 18901914 | 797 |
CHAPTER 25 World War I and Its Aftermath 19141929 | 835 |
CHAPTER 26 The Great Depression and World War II 19291945 | 873 |
CHAPTER 27 The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe 19451960s | 913 |
CHAPTER 28 Postin dustrial Society and the End of the Cold War Order 1960s1989 | 949 |
CHAPTER 29 A New Globalism 1989 to the Present | 985 |
The Making of the West Continues in the Digital Age | 1019 |
CHAPTER 21 Industrialization and Social Ferment 18301850 | 685 |
CHAPTER 22 Politics and Culture of the NationState 18501870 | 721 |
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