Societies, Networks, and Transitions, Volume II: Since 1450: A Global History - 2nd Edition Book

Introducing World History. Geography Overview. Part IV: CONNECTING THE GLOBE: FORGING NEW NETWORKS IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD, 1450-1750. 15. Global Connections and the Remaking of Europe, 1450-1750. Transitions: Overseas Expansion and Capitalism. The Renaissance and Reformation. Changing States and Politics. The Transformation of Cultures and Societies. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch Artist. Witness to the Past: Queen Elizabeth I Rallies Her People. 16. New Challenges for Africa and the Islamic World, 1450-1750. Sub-Saharan African Societies. Early European Imperialism and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The Ottomans and Islamic Imperial Revival. Persia, Morocco, and Central Asia. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Pasha Sinan, Ottoman Architect. Witness to the Past: A Kongolese King Protests the Slave Trade. 17. Americans, Europeans, Africans, and New Societies in the Americas, 1450-1750. Early American-European-Pacific Encounters. The European Conquest of the Americas. The Consequences of American Colonization. New Economies, Slavery, and the Atlantic System. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Caetana, Slave Rebel Against Patriarchy. Witness to the Past: Spanish Men and Inca Women. 18. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia: Triumphs and Challenges, 1450-1750. Mughal India, South Asia, and New Encounters. Southeast Asia and Global Connections. Early Modern China and New Challenges. Continuity and Change in Korea and Japan. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Akbar, Mughal Ruler. Witness to the Past: A Mandarin's Critique of Chinese Merchants. Societies, Networks, Transitions: Connecting the Early Modern World, 1450-1750. Historical Controversy: The Great Divergence Between Europe and Asia. Suggested Reading. Part V: GLOBAL IMBALANCES: INDUSTRY, EMPIRE, AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD, 1750-1945. 19. Modern Transitions: Revolutions, Industries, Ideologies, Empires, 1750-1914. The Age of Revolution. The Industrial Revolution and Economic Growth. Nationalism, Liberalism, and Socialism. The Resurgence of Western Imperialism. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Tommy Armstrong, Bard of the English Coal Mines. Witness to the Past: The Communist View of Past, Present, and Future. 20. Changing Societies in Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, 1750-1914. The Reshaping of European Societies. The Rise of the United States. Latin America and the Caribbean in the Global System. New Societies in Canada and the Pacific Basin. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian Writer. Witness to the Past: Protesting Sexism and Slavery. 21. Africa, the Middle East, and Imperialism, 1750-1914. The Colonization of Sub-Saharan Africa. The Colonial Reshaping of Sub-Saharan Africa. Imperialism, Reform, and the Middle Eastern Societies. Middle Eastern Thought and Culture. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Samory Toure, Mandinka King and Resistance Leader. Witness to the Past: Egyptian Women and Their Rights. 22. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Colonization, 1750-1914. Forming British India. The Reshaping of Indian Society. Southeast Asia and Colonization. The Reshaping of Southeast Asia. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Kartini, Indonesian Feminist and Teacher. Witness to the Past: Challenging British Imperialism with Spiritual Virtues. 23. East Asia and the Russian Empire Face New Challenges, 1750-1914. The Zenith and Decline of Qing China. From Imperial to Republican China. The Remaking of Japan and Korea. Russia's Eurasian Empire. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Ando Hiroshige, Japanese Artist. Witness to the Past: Planning a Revolutionary New China. 24. World Wars, European Revolutions, and Global Depression, 1914-1945. The Roots and Course of World War I. The Revolutionary Path to Soviet Communism. The Interwar Years and the Great Depression. The Rise of Fascism and the Renewal of Conflict. World War II: A Global Transition. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Yoshiya Nobuko, Japanese Writer and Gender Rebel. Witness to the Past: The Doctrine of Fascism. 25. Imperialism and Nationalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1914-1945. Western Imperialism and Its Challengers. Nationalism and Communism in China. British Colonialism and the Indian Response. Nationalist Stirrings in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Remaking the Middle East and Latin America. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Nationalist. Witness to the Past: Sukarno Indicts Dutch Colonialism. Societies, Networks, Transitions: Global Imbalances in the Modern World, 1750-1945. Historical Controversy: Modernization or World-System? Suggested Reading. Part VI: GLOBAL SYSTEM: INTERDEPENDENCE AND CONFLICT IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD SINCE 1945. 26. The Remaking of the Global System, Since 1945. Decolonization, New States, and the Global System. Cold Wars, Hot Wars, and World Politics. Globalizing Economies, Underdevelopment, and Environmental Change. New Global Networks and Their Consequences. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Wangari Maathai, Kenyan Environmental Activist. Witness to the Past: An Agenda for the New Millennium. 27. East Asian Resurgence, Since 1945. Mao's Revolutionary China. Chinese Modernization. The Remaking of Japan. The Little Dragons in the Asian Resurgence. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Xue Xinran, a Chinese Voice for Women. Witness to the Past: A Japanese Generation Gap. 28. Rebuilding Europe and Russia, Since 1945. Western Europe: Revival and Unity. Western European Societies and Cultures. Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Communist Collapse: A New Russia and Europe. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Reading. Profile: Simone de Beauvoir, French Feminist and Philosopher. Witness to the Past: Restructuring Soviet Society. 29. The Americas and the Pacific Basin: New Roles in the Contemporary World, Since 1945. The United States as a Superpower. The Changing Societies of North America and the Pacific Basin. Political Change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Changing Latin American and Caribbean Societies. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Violeta Parra, Chilean New Song Pioneer. Witness to the Past: Justifying Preemptive Strikes. 30. The Middle East, Africa, and New Conflicts in the Contemporary World, Since 1945. The Middle East: New Nations and Old Societies. Change and Conflict in the Middle East. Political Change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Changing African Economies, Societies, and Cultures. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Nelson and Winnie Mandela, South African Freedom Fighters. Witness to the Past: Assessing Arab Development. 31. South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Global Connections, Since 1945. The Reshaping of South Asia. South Asian Politics and Societies. Revolution, Decolonization, and New Nations in Southeast Asia. Tigers, Politics, and Changing Southeast Asian Societies. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. E-book and Website Resources. Suggested Reading. Profile: Raj Kapoor, Bollywood Film Star. Witness to the Past: A Thai Poet's Plea for the Environment. Societies, Networks, Transitions: The Contemporary World, Since 1945. Historical Controversy: Globalization: For and Against. Suggested Reading.