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- ISBN-10 : 0199375925
- ISBN-13 : 978-0199375929
- Author: Bonnie G. Smith
Based on the central role that the study of documents plays in the history classroom, Modern Empires: A Reader presents the history of modern empires across the globe from the late fifteenth century to the present. The anthology’s chronological, geographical, and thematic range offers special pedagogical benefits in light of the growing attention to the history of empire. Featuring voices from all levels of society and all parts of the world, this book stresses the complexity of empires when seen from multiple points of view. The introduction provides a thorough synopsis of the rise and fall of empires and also presents themes on which to base class discussions: Are empires chaotic systems or do they lead to systems of world governance? Are empires agents of integration and civilization or agents of violence and destruction? What is the nature of individual participation in empire? What is the role of resistance in the evolution of empire?
table of contents:
CHAPTER ONE: THE FERMENT OF EMPIRES, c. 1400-1550
CHAPTER TWO: IBERIANS AND OTHERS TAKE TO THE SEAS
CHAPTER THREE: COMPETITION FOR EMPIRE EXPANDS
CHAPTER FOUR: EVERYDAY LIFE AMID IMPERIAL GROWTH
CHAPTER FIVE: REVOLT AGAINST EMPIRE
CHAPTER SIX: CONFRONTATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION, AND IMPERIAL KNOWLEDGE c. 1815-1870
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE BIG PUSH: IMPERIALISM AT THE END OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER EIGHT: INCREASED EXPANSION, INCREASED RESISTANCE
CHAPTER NINE: WORLD WAR I AND ITS AFTERMATH
CHAPTER TEN: IMPERIAL EXPANSION AND ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN THE INTERWAR YEARS
CHAPTER ELEVEN: WORLD WAR II AND THE GROWING CALL FOR INDEPENDENCE
CHAPTER TWELVE: THE RISE OF FREE NATIONS AND THE AFTERLIFE OF EMPIRE
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