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Summary : The period covered by this volume opens in traditional fashion with the "discovery" of the New World and closes with the French Revolution. The 61 authors, from 36 countries set out to strike a balance between a straight forward account of the rise of the West and a collection of essays on different parts of the world which emphasize diversity at the expense of a unifying theme. Whereas the one hand they concentrate on the history of "culture", on the other hand they highlight the phenomenon of "acculturation" which was promoted mainly by the slave trade and colonialism. The latter aspect is treated with the apparatus of the theory of interdependence, distinguishing between centres and peripheries, both in the politico-economical and the religious and cultural fields.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION A. THEMATIC SECTION Chapter 1 Population and Environment Chapter 2 Technological Development Chapter 3 Social and Economic Change Chapter 4 Political Transformations Chapter 5 Cultural Contacts and Exchanges Chapter 6 Colonialism 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Europeans in America 6.3 Europeans in Africa 6.4 Europeans in Asia 6.4.1 Europeans in Western Asia 6.4.2 Europeans in other parts of Asia Chapter 7 Religions and World Views Chapter 8 The Study of Nature and the Universe Chapter 9 The Study of Society Chapter 10 The Arts Chapter 11 Information and Communication B. REGIONAL SECTION Chapter 12 Western Europe 12.1.1 Economy and Society During the XVIth,
XVIIth Centuries 12.1.2 Economy and Society During the XVIIIth
Century 12.2 Politics and States 12.2.1 Politics and the States during the
XVIth, XVIIth Centuries 12.2.2 Political Life XVIIIth Century 12.3 Culture Chapter 13 East-Central Europe Chapter 14 Russia Chapter 15 Southeast Europe 15.1 Social Structures in the Balkans 15.2 Aspects of Cultural life Chapter 16 The Ottoman Empire 16.1 History 16.2 Sciences 16.3 The Arts Chapter 17 Arab Lands 17.1 Syria 17.2 Iraq 17.3 Ottoman Egypt (AD 1517-1798) 17.4 North Africa 17.5 Arabian Peninsula Chapter 18 Iran, Armenia and Georgia 18.1.1 Iran: Rise of Shi’i State in
Iran and New Orientation in Islamic Thought and Culture 18.1.2 Iran (1629-1796) 18.2 Armenia and Georgia Chapter 19 Central Asia Chapter 20 South Asia 20.1 Economy 20.2 Social Structures 20.3 Political Structure Chapter 21 Southeast Asia Chapter 22 China Chapter 23 Japan and Korea 23.1 Japan 23.2 Korea Chapter 24 North America Chapter 25 North America Chapter 26 Latin America and the Caribbean 26.1 Latin America and the Caribbean 26.1.1. Mexico 26.1.2 Peru 26.1.3 Brazil 26.2 Caribbean Chapter 27 Africa 27.1 Economy and Society 27.2 Political Structures and Trends 27.3 Culture Chapter 27 Oceania |
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