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This volume is also available in French and Russian.
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 |
