Modern World History: New Perspectives

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This is a collaborative project involving many authors who look at the history of the modern world through the lens of anti-racism, equity, and social justice. We offer some suggestions for a better way forward for teaching, writing, and thinking about our collective human past. This book represents a start of a complex process of reckoning that history as a discipline must undergo.

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Subjects
Humanities, History
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. ProgramInfo
  5. Table of Contents
  6. About the Book
  7. Licensing
  8. About the Authors
  9. 1: Introduction
  10. 1.1: History Involves Choices
  11. 1.2: Anti-Racism, Equity, and History
  12. 1.3: History and Social Justice
  13. 1.4: History and Power
  14. 1.5: A Better Way
  15. 1.6: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  16. 2: Global Interactions - 1450-1650
  17. 2.1: Early Modern Globalization
  18. 2.2: State Building in West Africa
  19. 2.3: Trade and Interaction in the Indian Ocean
  20. 2.4: Arrival of Europeans in the Indian Ocean
  21. 2.5: China in the Gloal Economy
  22. 2.6: Silver and the Ming Dynasty
  23. 2.7: Empires and Globalization
  24. 2.8: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  25. 2.9: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  26. 3: Expansive Cultures - 1500-1650
  27. 3.1: Gunpowder Empires
  28. 3.2: Gunpowder Empires- Safavids
  29. 3.3: Gunpowder Empires- Mughals
  30. 3.4: Women, Slaves, and Eunuchs in the Dar al Islam
  31. 3.5: Ming and Qing Chinese Society and Culture
  32. 3.6: Society and Culture of Tokugawa Japan
  33. 3.7: Empire of Mali
  34. 3.8: American "Discovery"
  35. 3.9: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  36. 3.10: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  37. 4: A Revolutionary New World - 1600-1850
  38. 4.1: Absolutist States
  39. 4.2: Age of Enlightenment in Europe
  40. 4.3: Atlantic Revolutions
  41. 4.4: Sugar and the Haitian Revolution
  42. 4.5: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  43. 4.6: Further Reading and Works Cited
  44. 5: Economic Transformation and Nation-Building - 1800-1900
  45. 5.1: The First and Second Industrial Revolutions
  46. 5.2: Cultural and Political Effects of the Industrial Revolution in the Industrialized World
  47. 5.3: The Effects of the Industrial Revolution on Africa (1800-1850)
  48. 5.4: The Industrial Revolution and Nation - Building in the Americas - The USA as an Emerging Power
  49. 5.5: The Industrial Revolution and Nation-Building in the Americas - Mexico in Crisis
  50. 5.6: The Industrial Revolution and Nation-Building in the Americas - The South American Model Republic Falters
  51. 5.7: Illiberal Modernization - Germany
  52. 5.8: Illiberal Modernizers - Japan
  53. 5.9: Effects of the Industrial Revolution on India
  54. 5.10: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  55. 5.11: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  56. 6: Imperialism - 1800-1900
  57. 6.1: Decline of the Land-Based Empires
  58. 6.2: The British Commonwealth and the Spread of the British Empire
  59. 6.3: China and Japan
  60. 6.4: The United States Civil War and United States Imperialism
  61. 6.5: Latin America and Neoliberalism
  62. 6.6: The European "Scramble for Africa"
  63. 6.7: The Role of Military Technology in Colonial Domination
  64. 6.8: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  65. 6.9: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  66. 7: The Great War - 1914-1919
  67. 7.1: The Coming of War
  68. 7.2: The Western Front
  69. 7.3: Beyond the Western Front
  70. 7.4: The World at War
  71. 7.5: The Russians Exit, the United States Enters
  72. 7.6: Political Dissent on the Homefront
  73. 7.7: The Costs of War
  74. 7.8: Envisioning a Post-War World
  75. 7.9: The Post-War Middle East
  76. 7.10: Racism and the Red Scare
  77. 7.11: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  78. 7.12: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  79. 8: Causes and Consequences of the Great Depression - 1920-1938
  80. 8.1: Causes of the Great Depression in Europe and the United States
  81. 8.2: Democratic Reformers in the Americas - A New Deal for Who?
  82. 8.3: The Popular Front Comes to the Americas - The Oligarchy Remains
  83. 8.4: The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion in the Americas - Forging the Cosmic Race
  84. 8.5: Africa during the Great Depression - Emerging Nationalism
  85. 8.6: Scientific Racism - Germany
  86. 8.7: Scientific Racism - Japan
  87. 8.8: The Great Depression - Asia
  88. 8.9: Communism in the USSR and China
  89. 8.10: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  90. 8.11: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  91. 9: World War II - 1939-1945
  92. 9.1: The Road to War in Asia
  93. 9.2: The Road to War in Europe
  94. 9.3: The Road to Victory
  95. 9.4: Important Battles and Conferences
  96. 9.5: Human Costs of the War
  97. 9.6: US Industry and the Home Front
  98. 9.7: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  99. 9.8: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  100. 10: A World of New Nations- 1945-1970
  101. 10.1: The United Nations
  102. 10.2: The New Nations of Asia
  103. 10.3: The New Nations of the Middle East
  104. 10.4: International Crisis
  105. 10.5: War and Peace
  106. 10.6: The New Nations of Africa
  107. 10.7: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  108. 10.8: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  109. 11: Cold War and the Politics of Race- 1950-2000
  110. 11.1: Geopolitical Strategies- USSR and US
  111. 11.2: Korean War- 1950-53
  112. 11.3: Vietnam Conflict- 1955-75
  113. 11.4: Afghan-Soviet War- 1979-89
  114. 11.5: Civil War in El Salvador- 1979-92
  115. 11.6: Cuban Revolution- 1959
  116. 11.7: Argentina's "Dirty War"- 1976-83
  117. 11.8: Angolan Civil War- 1975-2002
  118. 11.9: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  119. 11.10: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  120. 12: Optimism and Unease- 1970-2000
  121. 12.1: Democracy Thwarted in the Middle East - Iran in the 1970s
  122. 12.2: The Spread of Extremist Religious Movements in the Middle East
  123. 12.3: Religious Resurgence in the USA - Evangelical Protestantism
  124. 12.4: Religious Conflict Erupts in the Middle East
  125. 12.5: The Soviet Union on the Brink of Collapse
  126. 12.6: The Collapse of the Soviet Union
  127. 12.7: Third Wave Democratization - Latin America
  128. 12.8: Third Wave Democratization - Africa
  129. 12.9: Chapter Summary and Key Terms
  130. 12.10: Suggested Readings and Works Cited
  131. 13: Epilogue- Charting A Course towards Equity
  132. 13.1: The Limitations of Western Civ. Courses
  133. 13.2: Expanding Horizons- Methods in World History
  134. 13.3: Decentering Historical Narratives
  135. 13.4: A Commitment to Anti-Racism
  136. Back Matter
  137. Index
  138. Glossary
  139. Detailed Licensing