The Establishment of the European Hegemony, 1415-1715
The Establishment of the European Hegemony, 1415-1715

Author: John Horace Parry

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13:

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Beginning with an analysis of the scientific knowledge and technical limitations of trade, exploration and discovery in the age of the Renaissance, the author describes in turn the Portuguese and Spanish discoveries, the organization of their empires for trade and government, the attempts of the Northern Europeans to penetrate through America or find markets and sources of supply in it, the struggle of the Dutch with their rivals in the East and of the English with their rivals in the West, and their culmination in the War of the Spanish Succession. The economic mysteries are lucidly explained, the human drama never forgotten; Albuquerque and the Jesuits, Magellan and Coen are as luminously delineated as the economics of spices and sugar, company finance and slavery.

The Old World, the New World, and the Creation of the Modern World, 1400-1650
The Old World, the New World, and the Creation of the Modern World, 1400-1650

Author: Aaron M. Shatzman

Publisher: Anthem Press

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0857283286

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"The Old World, the New World, and the Creation of the Modern World, 1400-1650: An Interpretive History" provides a unique look at the early years of European discovery and colonization, examining the impact of this period on the historical development of both the New and Old Worlds. The text is enhanced by the incorporation of a wide variety of original source material, allowing readers to benefit from a more first-hand experience of the historical events of the period. Providing the essential facts in conjunction with expert analysis, the volume poses a number of important questions to enable readers to construct their own analysis of the evidence presented. Uniquely, the volume goes beyond the standard textbook formula of "what, when and where" to delve more deeply into the specific (as well as the wider) significance of historical developments, thereby providing the platform for a textured, interpretive understanding of the history of the Atlantic world.

Legacy of Hate: A Short History of Ethnic, Religious and Racial Prejudice in America
Legacy of Hate: A Short History of Ethnic, Religious and Racial Prejudice in America

Author: Philip Perlmutter

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-17

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1317466225

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For all its foundation on the principles of religious freedom and human equality, American history contains numerous examples of bigotry and persecution of minorities. Now, author Philip Perlmutter lays out the history of prejudice in America in a brief, compact, and readable volume. Perlmutter begins with the arrival of white Europeans, moves through the eighteenth and industrially expanding nineteenth centuries; the explosion of immigration and its attendant problems in the twentieth century; and a fifth chapter explores how prejudice (racial, religious, and ethnic) has been institutionalized in the educational systems and laws. His final chapter covers the future of minority progress.

Revolution and Resistance
Revolution and Resistance

Author: David Tucker

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2016-09

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1421420694

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Conquest -- Revolution -- Resistance -- Retreat -- Conclusion

The Creation of the British Atlantic World
The Creation of the British Atlantic World

Author: Elizabeth Mancke

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2015-10-15

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1421419157

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Was the British Atlantic shaped more by imperial rivalries or by the actions of subnational groups with a variety of economic, social, and religious agendas? The Creation of the British Atlantic World analyzes the interrelationship between these competing explanations for the development of the British Atlantic by examining migration patterns on both the macro and micro level. It also scrutinizes the roles played by trade, religion, ethnicity, and class in linking Atlantic borders and the increasingly complicated legal, intellectual and emotional relationship between the British sovereign and colonial charterholders. Contributors include Joyce E. Chaplin, John E. Crowley, David Barry Gaspar, April Lee Hatfield, James Horn, Ray A. Kea, Elizabeth Mancke, Philip D. Morgan, William M. Offutt, Robert Olwell, Carole Shammas, Wolfgang Splitter, Mark L. Thompson, Karin Wulf, Avihu Zakai.

The Seaforth Bibliography
The Seaforth Bibliography

Author: Eugene Rasor

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2009-04-17

Total Pages: 875

ISBN-13: 1848320027

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This remarkable work is a comprehensive historiographical and bibliographical survey of the most important scholarly and printed materials about the naval and maritime history of England and Great Britain from the earliest times to 1815. More than 4,000 popular, standard and official histories, important articles in journals and periodicals, anthologies, conference, symposium and seminar papers, guides, documents and doctoral theses are covered so that the emphasis is the broadest possible. But the work is far, far more than a listing. The works are all evaluated, assessed and analysed and then integrated into an historical narrative that makes the book a hugely useful reference work for student, scholar, and enthusiast alike. It is divided into twenty-one chapters which cover resource centres, significant naval writers, pre-eminent and general histories, the chronological periods from Julius Caesar through the Vikings, Tudors and Stuarts to Nelson and Bligh, major naval personalities, warships, piracy, strategy and tactics, exploration, discovery and navigation, archaeology and even naval fiction. Quite simply, no-one with an interest and enthusiasm for naval history can afford to be without this book at their side.

Daily Life through Trade
Daily Life through Trade

Author: James M. Anderson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13:

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Trade has long been—and will continue to be—a driving force that shapes our world. This book documents the tremendous importance of trade throughout history and its influence toward peaceful coexistence among nations. From ancient to modern times, trade has played an integral role in connecting disparate cultures and places on the earth—indeed, the existence of commercial trade across human civilization means that "globalization" is hardly a recent phenomenon or trend. Daily Life through Trade: Buying and Selling in World History documents how the importance of trade has made it the catalyst for migration, exploration, cultural interchange, and unfortunately, conflict and war throughout history. Author James M. Anderson describes the history of trade and traders' lives, examining how commerce had important consequences in various regions of the world and addressing a wide range of topics, such as fair trade, the World Trade Organization, and the role of trade in sparking world wars. The book's coverage ranges from the earliest times to the present day, and serves not only as an excellent general reference for history students and general readers, but also as valuable supplementary reading for those enrolled in courses in economics and business.

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Author: Paul Kennedy

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2010-10-27

Total Pages: 1159

ISBN-13: 0307773566

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About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe.