World History, Volume 2: from 1400 (Age 18, US Bachelor’s 1)
About This Textbook
This textbook is designed to support both semesters of the world history course offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Serving a student base of both majors and non-majors in the field, the course introduces students to a global perspective of history conveyed within an engaging narrative. Concepts and assessments are presented in ways to help students think critically about the issues they encounter so they can broaden their perspective of global history and how the topics studied apply to their current life as citizens of the world.
Textbook Details
| Author | Ann Kordas (Johnson & Wales University), Ryan J. Lynch (Columbus State University), Brooke Nelson (Formerly California State University), Julie Tatlock (Mount Mary University) |
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| Age / Grade | Age 18 / US Bachelor's 1 |
| Original Language | English |
| License Type | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This means users are free to copy, redistribute, remix, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, as long as they provide appropriate attribution. Learn more about this license at creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. |
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Table of Contents
Connections Across Continents, 1500–1800 (Understanding the Past — Exchange in East Asia and the Indian Ocean — Early Modern Africa and the Wider World — The Islamic World — Foundations of the Atlantic World) — An Age Of Revolution, 1750–1914 (Colonization and Economic Expansion — Revolutions in Europe and North America — Revolutions in Latin America — Expansion in the Industrial Age — Life and Labor in the Industrial World) — The Modern World, 1914–Present (The War to End All Wars — The Interwar Period — The Causes and Consequences of World War II — Cold War Conflicts — The Contemporary World and Ongoing Challenges)