Making the World Modern: An Interpretation
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 254
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 256
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Given the diversity of empires and cultures that have existed since 1500, one might ask, “Why Europe?”
Making the World Modern: an interpretation is a survey of world history that emphasizes the “rise of Europe” since 1500 in the contexts of globalization and modernization.
The recently-releasedMaking the World Modern by Diana Reynolds Cordileone (Point Loma Nazarene University) considers the unusual and rapid growth of the relatively inconsequential Europe to a commanding role in world affairs. The publication then assesses the consequences of that growth in the shaping of imperialism and colonialism in the late nineteenth century.
Making the World Modern: an interpretation interprets the historical origins of present-day issues such as consumerism, wealth inequality, human rights, and terrorism within the context of both universal hopes for humanity and the local legacies of globalized capitalism.
Designed for today’s students, Making the World Modern includes reader-friendly pedagogical features such as figures, diagrams, key words and endnotes/references throughout.
Introduction Why Europe?
Chapter 1 Into the Atlantic—and Beyond
Chapter 2 Encircling the Globe
Chapter 3 Foundations of Modernization in Europe 1400–1650
Chapter 4 An Enlightened Interlude
Chapter 5 The French Revolution
Chapter 6 The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences
Chapter 7 Europe’s Age of Empire
Chapter 8 Asia in Transition 1800–1914
Chapter 9 The Great War and Its Aftermath
Chapter 10 The Age of Anxiety 1919–1938
Chapter 11 World War II: The Global Clash of Ideologies
Chapter 12 The Cold War
Chapter 13 Into the Millennium?