World History

Journeys from Past to Present - VOLUME 2: From 1500 CE to the Present

Candice Goucher, Linda Walton

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781135088149
• Edition: 2
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

World History: Journeys from Past to Present uses common themes to present an integrated and comprehensive survey of human history from its origins to the present day. By weaving together thematic and regional perspectives in coherent chronological narratives, Goucher and Walton transform the overwhelming sweep of the human past into a truly global story that is relevant to the contemporary issues of our time.

Revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this innovative textbook combines clear chronological progression with thematically focused chapters. In this volume, chapters are divided into three parts as follows:

PART 4. BRIDGING WORLDS (1300-1800 CE)

PART 5. TRANSFORMING LIVES (1500-1900)

PART 6. FORGING A GLOBAL COMMUNITY (1800- Present)

The expanded new edition boasts an impressive full-color design with a host of illustrations, maps and primary source excerpts integrated throughout. Chapter opening timelines supply context for the material ahead, while end of chapter questions and annotated additional resources provide students with the tools for independent study. Each chapter and part boasts introductory and summary essays that explain and guide the reader in comprehending the relevant theme.

In addition, the companion website offers a range of resources including an interactive historical timeline, an indispensable study skills section for students, tips for teaching and learning thematically, and PowerPoint slides, lecture material and discussion questions in a password protected area for instructors. This textbook provides a basic introduction for all students of World History, while at the same time incorporating the thematic perspectives that encourage critical thinking, link to globally relevant contemporary issues, and stimulate further study.

Index

All entries with page references between 1–346 can be found in Volume 1 of World History.

Note: page numbers in italic type refer to figures; those in bold type refer to maps. Page numbers followed by “t” refer to information in the timelines.

1848 revolutions 12

Abbas I, Shah 400

Abbasid Caliphate, Baghdad 63t, 78, 122t, 143–4, 230, 239, 332, 447

abode of Islam see dar al-Islam

abolition of slavery 505, 506, 517, 553t, 575

aborigines, Australia 11, 23, 574, 682

Abraham 96, 138

Abu-Lughod, Janet 174, 326

abusua 178, 195

Academy of Sciences 534

Acapulco 337, 338, 372, 426, 547

Aceh 403–4, 405

Achaemenid Empire 100, 101, 104, 106, 232

Achebe, Chinua 550

Act of Settlement 499

Act of Supremacy 390

Admonitions for Women (Ban Zhao) 176t, 182, 184

Adnan 206

Adulis 165

adwiniasa textiles 458; see also kente cloth

Affonso, King 430t

Afghanistan 160, 239, 401, 447

Africa 215;

in 1914 559;

and the Atlantic world economy 340;

and caste 214–15;

and clientage 214;

cultural memory 308;

currencies 164, 265;

decolonization 622–5, 622;

diaspora and slave trade 360;

early agricultural societies 46;

environment and ecology 164–5, 174;

European dependence and acculturation 363–4;

gender, family and household practices 193–5, 675–6;

human origins in 6–7;

lineage societies 212–14;

merchants’ societies 269;

metallurgy 55, 55, 164, 529;

and new imperiali...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of plates
• List of maps
• Figure credits
• Preface to the Second Edition
• A visual tour of World History: Journeys from Past to Present
• Part IV Bridging worlds 1300–1800 ce
• Part IV Summary: Reweaving the threads of culture
• Part V Transforming lives 1500–1900
• Part V Introduction
• Part V Summary: Persistence of traditions encountering change
• Part VI Forging a global community 1800–present
• Part VI Summary: Human agency and the power of the past
• Glossary
• Index