xxxii, 944, 12, 66 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
CONTENTS NOTE
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pt. 1. Foundations: ancient societies, to ca. 600 B.C.E. The origins of human societies, to ca. 2000 B.C.E. --; Ancient societies in Mesopotamia, India, and Central Asia, 5000-600 B.C.E. --; Ancient societies in Africa and the Mediterranean, 5000-600 B.C.E. --; Around the Pacific Rim: Eastern Eurasia and the Americas, 5000-600 B.C.E. --; pt. 2. Blossoming: the classical societies and their legacies, ca. 600 B.C.E.-ca. 600 C.E. Eurasian connections and new traditions in East Asia, 600 B.C.E.-600 C.E. --; Western Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and regional systems, 600-200 B.C.E. --; Classical societies in Southern and Central Asia, 600 B.C.E.-600 C.E. --; Empires, networks, and the remaking of Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, 500 B.C.E.-600 C.E. --; Classical societies and regional networks in Africa, the Americas, and Oceania, 600 B.C.E.-600 C.E. --; pt. 3. Expanding horizons: encounters and transformations in the intermediate era, ca. 600-1500. The rise, power, and connections of the Islamic world, 600-1500 --; East Asian traditions, transformations, and Eurasian encounters, 600-1500 --; Expanding horizons in Africa and the Americas, 600-1500 --; South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Afro-Eurasian connections, 600-1500 --; Christian societies in Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and Russia, 600-1500 --; pt. 4. Connecting the globe: forging new networks in the early modern world, 1450-1750. Global connections and the remaking of Europe, 1450-1750 --; New challenges for Africa and the Islamic world, 1450-1750 --; Americans, Europeans, Africans, and new societies in the Americas, 1450-1750 --; South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia: triumphs and challenges, 1450-1750 --; pt. 5. Global imbalances: industry, empire, and the making of the modern world, 1750-1945. Modern transitions: revolutions, industries, ideologies, empires, 1750-1914 --; Changing societies in Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, 1750-1914 --; Africa, the Middle East, and imperialism, 1750-1914 --; South Asia, Southeast Asia, and colonization, 1750-1914 --; East Asia and the Russian Empire face new challenges, 1750-1914 --; World wars, European revolutions, and global depression, 1914-1945 --; Imperialism and nationalism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1914-1945 --; pt. 6. Global system: interdependence and conflict in the contemporary world, since 1945. The remaking of the global system, since 1945 --; East Asian resurgence, 1945 --; Rebuilding Europe and Russia, since 1945 --; The Americas and the Pacific Basin: new roles in the contemporary world, since 1945 --; The Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and new conflicts in the contemporary world, 1945 --; South Asia, Southeast Asia, and global connections, 1945.