Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World from the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present

1977 Pages·2021·95.613 MB·English

by  Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Robert Tignor

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CONTENTS IN BRIEF
CHAPTER 10 Becoming “The World,” 1000–1300 CE 385
Storyline: The Emergence of the World We Know Today
CHAPTER 11 Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300–
1500 433
Storyline: The Black Death, Recovery, and Conquest
CHAPTER 12 Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450–
1600 475
Storyline: The Age of Global Exploration and Colonization
CHAPTER 13 Worlds Entangled, 1600–1750 517
Storyline: The Emergence of Global Trade
CHAPTER 14 Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1500–1780
565
Storyline: The Creation of Global Cultures
CHAPTER 15 Reordering the World, 1750–1850 607
Storyline: The Global Impact of the Atlantic and Industrial
Revolutions
CHAPTER 16 Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century
653
Storyline: Global Challenges to Western Expansion
CHAPTER 17 Nations and Empires, 1850–1914 693
Storyline: How Nation-States Became Global Empires
CHAPTER 18 An Unsettled World, 1890–1914 739
Storyline: The Global Impact of Modernity
CHAPTER 19 Global Crisis, 1910–1939 783
Storyline: World War I and the Growth of Mass Societies
CHAPTER 20 The Three-World Order, 1940–1975 829
Storyline: World War II and the Emergence of the First,
Second, and Third Worlds during the Cold War
CHAPTER 21 Globalization, 1970–2000 877
Storyline: The Emergence of Modern Globalization
CHAPTER 22 Twenty-First-Century Global Challenges, 2001–
the Present 923
Storyline: The Impact of Modern Globalization Today
CONTENTS
Current Trends in World History xx
Analyzing Global Developments xxi
Global Themes and Sources xxii
Interpreting Visual Evidence xxiv
Maps xxv
Preface xxvii
New to the Sixth Edition xxvii
New Authorial Leadership xxvii
Authors with Diverse Classroom Experiences and a
Strong Focus on Teaching with Primary Sources xxvii
New Scholarship on Compelling Topics for Students
xxvii
New Media for In-Person, Hybrid, and Remote
Learning Experiences xxviii
Our Guiding Principles xxviii
Overview of Volume One xxx
Overview of Volume Two xxxi
Media & Print Ancillaries xxxi
For Students xxxii
For Instructors xxxiii
Acknowledgments xxxiii
About the Authors xxxvii
Geography in the Ancient and Modern Worlds xxxviii
Chapter 10 BECOMING “THE WORLD,” 1000–1300 CE 385
STORYLINE: THE EMERGENCE OF THE WORLD WE
KNOW TODAY
Development of Maritime Trade 386
Innovations at Sea 386
Global Commercial Hubs 387
The Islamic World in a Time of Political Fragmentation 390
Environmental Challenges and Political Divisions 390
The Spread of Sufism 391