The West
Encounters & Transformations, Volume 2: Since 1550
4th Edition
Published on 29. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-205-94858-1 (ISBN)
Description
Explore the changing nature of the West
Rather than looking at Western civilization only as the history of Europe from ancient times to the present, this groundbreaking book examines the changing nature of the West-how the definition of the West has evolved and has been transformed throughout history. It explores the ways Western civilization has changed as a result of cultural encounters with different beliefs, ideas, technologies, and peoples, both outside the West and within it. Presenting a balanced treatment of political, social, religious, and cultural history, this text emphasizes the ever-shifting boundaries of the geographic and cultural realm of the West.
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Rather than looking at Western civilization only as the history of Europe from ancient times to the present, this groundbreaking book examines the changing nature of the West-how the definition of the West has evolved and has been transformed throughout history. It explores the ways Western civilization has changed as a result of cultural encounters with different beliefs, ideas, technologies, and peoples, both outside the West and within it. Presenting a balanced treatment of political, social, religious, and cultural history, this text emphasizes the ever-shifting boundaries of the geographic and cultural realm of the West.
MyHistoryLab is an integral part of the Levack program. Key learning applications include Closer Looks, MyHistoryLibrary, and writing assessment.
A better teaching and learning experience
This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. Here's how:
Personalize Learning- MyHistoryLab is online learning. MyHistoryLab engages students through personalized learning and helps instructors from course preparation to delivery and assessment.
Improve Critical Thinking-Critical thinking questions throughout the text help students focus on what they need to learn.
Engage Students-Fine art and photos engage students in the material.
Support Instructors- A full set of supplements, including MyHistoryLab, provides instructors with all the resources and support they need.
Note: MyHistoryLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyHistoryLab, please visit:
www.myhistorylab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MyHistoryLab (at no additional cost).
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1111 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-94858-1 (9780205948581)
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Content
In this Section:
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Full Table of Contents
1) Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 15: The Age of Confessional Division
Chapter 16: Absolutism and State Building in Europe, 1618-1715
Chapter 17: The Scientific Revolution
Chapter 18: The West and the World: Empire, Trade, and War, 1650-1815
Chapter 19: Eighteenth-Century Society and Culture
Chapter 20: The Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815
Chapter 21: The Industrial Revolution
Chapter 22: Ideological Conflict and National Unification, 1815-1871
Chapter 23: The Coming of Mass Politics: Industrialization, Emancipation, and Instability, 1870-1914
Chapter 24: The West and the World: Cultural Crisis and the New Imperialism, 1870-1914
Chapter 25: The First World War
Chapter 26: Reconstruction, Reaction, and Continuing Revolution: The 1920s and 1930s
Chapter 27: World War II
Chapter 28: Redefining the West After World War II
Chapter 29: The West in the Contemporary Era: New Encounters and Transformations
2) Full Table of Contents
Chapter 15: The Age of Confessional Division
The Peoples of Early Modern Europe
Disciplining the People
Hunting Witches
The Confessional States
States and Confessions in Eastern Europe
Chapter 16: Absolutism and State Building in Europe, 1618-1715
The Nature of Absolutism
The Absolutist State in France and Spain
Absolutism and State Building in Central and Eastern Europe
Resistance to Absolutism in England and the Dutch Republic
Chapter 17: The Scientific Revolution
The Discoveries and Achievements of the Scientific Revolution
The Search for Scientific Knowledge
The Causes of the Scientific Revolution
The Intellectual Consequences of the Scientific Revolution
Humans and the Natural World
Chapter 18: The West and the World: Empire, Trade, and War, 1650-1815
European Empires in the Americas and Asia
Warfare in Europe, North America, and Asia
The Atlantic World
Encounters Between Europeans and Asians
The Crisis of Empire and the Atlantic Revolutions
Chapter 19: Eighteenth-Century Society and Culture
The Aristocracy
Challenges to Aristocratic Dominance
The Enlightenment
The Impact of the Enlightenment
Chapter 20: The Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815
The First French Revolution, 1789-1791
The French Republic, 1792-1799
Cultural Change in France during the Revolution
The Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815
The Legacy of the French Revolution
Chapter 21: The Industrial Revolution
The Nature of the Industrial Revolution
Conditions Favoring Industrial Growth
The Spread of Industrialization
The Effects of Industrialization
Industry, Trade, and Empire
Chapter 22: Ideological Conflict and National Unification, 1815-1871
New Ideologies in the Early Nineteenth Century
Ideological Encounters in Europe, 1815-1848
National Unification in Europe and America, 1848-1871
International Conflict and Domestic Politics, 1853-1871
Chapter 23: The Coming of Mass Politics: Industrialization, Emancipation, and Instability, 1870-1914
Economic Transformation
Defining the Nation
The New Mass Politics
The Women's Revolt
Chapter 24: The West and the World: Cultural Crisis and the New Imperialism, 1870-1914
Scientific Transformations
Cultural Crisis: The Fin-de-Siecle and the Birth of Modernism
The New Imperialism
Chapter 25: The First World War
The Origins of the First World War
The Experience of Total War
The Home Fronts
War and Revolution
Chapter 26: Reconstruction, Reaction, and Continuing Revolution: The 1920s and 1930s
Cultural Despair and Desire
The Appeal of Authoritarianism and the Rise of Fascism
Nazism and the Defeat of Democracy in Germany
The Soviet Alternative and the Democracies' Response
The Reconstruction of Gender
The West and the World: Imperialism in the Interwar Era
Chapter 27: World War II
The Coming of War
Europe at War, 1939-1941
The World at War, 1941-1945
The Wars Within the War
The Home Front: The Other Wars
Chapter 28: Redefining the West After World War II
A Dubious Peace, 1945-1949
The West and the World: Decolonization and the Cold War
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the 1950s and 1960s
The West: Consensus, Consumption, and Culture
Chapter 29: The West in the Contemporary Era: New Encounters and Transformations
Economic Stagnation and Political Change: The 1970s and 1980s
Revolution in the East
In the Wake of Revolution
Rethinking the West
Glossary
Suggestions for Further Reading
Notes
Photo Credits
Index
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Full Table of Contents
1) Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 15: The Age of Confessional Division
Chapter 16: Absolutism and State Building in Europe, 1618-1715
Chapter 17: The Scientific Revolution
Chapter 18: The West and the World: Empire, Trade, and War, 1650-1815
Chapter 19: Eighteenth-Century Society and Culture
Chapter 20: The Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815
Chapter 21: The Industrial Revolution
Chapter 22: Ideological Conflict and National Unification, 1815-1871
Chapter 23: The Coming of Mass Politics: Industrialization, Emancipation, and Instability, 1870-1914
Chapter 24: The West and the World: Cultural Crisis and the New Imperialism, 1870-1914
Chapter 25: The First World War
Chapter 26: Reconstruction, Reaction, and Continuing Revolution: The 1920s and 1930s
Chapter 27: World War II
Chapter 28: Redefining the West After World War II
Chapter 29: The West in the Contemporary Era: New Encounters and Transformations
2) Full Table of Contents
Chapter 15: The Age of Confessional Division
The Peoples of Early Modern Europe
Disciplining the People
Hunting Witches
The Confessional States
States and Confessions in Eastern Europe
Chapter 16: Absolutism and State Building in Europe, 1618-1715
The Nature of Absolutism
The Absolutist State in France and Spain
Absolutism and State Building in Central and Eastern Europe
Resistance to Absolutism in England and the Dutch Republic
Chapter 17: The Scientific Revolution
The Discoveries and Achievements of the Scientific Revolution
The Search for Scientific Knowledge
The Causes of the Scientific Revolution
The Intellectual Consequences of the Scientific Revolution
Humans and the Natural World
Chapter 18: The West and the World: Empire, Trade, and War, 1650-1815
European Empires in the Americas and Asia
Warfare in Europe, North America, and Asia
The Atlantic World
Encounters Between Europeans and Asians
The Crisis of Empire and the Atlantic Revolutions
Chapter 19: Eighteenth-Century Society and Culture
The Aristocracy
Challenges to Aristocratic Dominance
The Enlightenment
The Impact of the Enlightenment
Chapter 20: The Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815
The First French Revolution, 1789-1791
The French Republic, 1792-1799
Cultural Change in France during the Revolution
The Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815
The Legacy of the French Revolution
Chapter 21: The Industrial Revolution
The Nature of the Industrial Revolution
Conditions Favoring Industrial Growth
The Spread of Industrialization
The Effects of Industrialization
Industry, Trade, and Empire
Chapter 22: Ideological Conflict and National Unification, 1815-1871
New Ideologies in the Early Nineteenth Century
Ideological Encounters in Europe, 1815-1848
National Unification in Europe and America, 1848-1871
International Conflict and Domestic Politics, 1853-1871
Chapter 23: The Coming of Mass Politics: Industrialization, Emancipation, and Instability, 1870-1914
Economic Transformation
Defining the Nation
The New Mass Politics
The Women's Revolt
Chapter 24: The West and the World: Cultural Crisis and the New Imperialism, 1870-1914
Scientific Transformations
Cultural Crisis: The Fin-de-Siecle and the Birth of Modernism
The New Imperialism
Chapter 25: The First World War
The Origins of the First World War
The Experience of Total War
The Home Fronts
War and Revolution
Chapter 26: Reconstruction, Reaction, and Continuing Revolution: The 1920s and 1930s
Cultural Despair and Desire
The Appeal of Authoritarianism and the Rise of Fascism
Nazism and the Defeat of Democracy in Germany
The Soviet Alternative and the Democracies' Response
The Reconstruction of Gender
The West and the World: Imperialism in the Interwar Era
Chapter 27: World War II
The Coming of War
Europe at War, 1939-1941
The World at War, 1941-1945
The Wars Within the War
The Home Front: The Other Wars
Chapter 28: Redefining the West After World War II
A Dubious Peace, 1945-1949
The West and the World: Decolonization and the Cold War
The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the 1950s and 1960s
The West: Consensus, Consumption, and Culture
Chapter 29: The West in the Contemporary Era: New Encounters and Transformations
Economic Stagnation and Political Change: The 1970s and 1980s
Revolution in the East
In the Wake of Revolution
Rethinking the West
Glossary
Suggestions for Further Reading
Notes
Photo Credits
Index