Civilizations Past and Present, Volume 2, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (June 8, 2020) © 2021

  • Robert R. Edgar Howard University
  • Neil J. Hackett St. Louis University
  • George F. Jewsbury Centre des Etudes Russe, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
  • Barbara A. Molony Santa Clara University
  • Matthew S. Gordon Miami University

Title overview

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For courses in world history.

A narrative exploration of world history and cultures
Civilizations Past and Present presents a survey of world history, treating the development and growth of civilization as a global phenomenon involving the interaction of all of the world’s cultures. The text includes all the elements of history – social, economic, political, military, religious, aesthetic, legal, and technological – to illustrate this global interaction. The 13th Edition has been substantially revised and made more concise while emphasizing world trends and carefully avoiding placing these trends within a Western conceptual basis.

Table of contents

  1. Europe: The Rise of the Nation States, 1500–1815
  2. Africa in the World Economy, 1650–1850
  3. Asian and Middle Eastern Empires and Nations, 1650–1815
  4. The Americas, 1650–1825
  5. The European Century, 1815–1914
  6. Africa and the Near East During the Age of European Imperialism
  7. Imperialism and Modernity in Asia and the Pacific, 1815–1914
  8. The Americas, 1825–1914
  9. World War I: The Origins and Consequences of a European Tragedy
  10. The Failure of the Liberal Model and the Rise of Authoritarianism
  11. World War II
  12. Forging New Nations in Asia, 1910–1950
  13. National Movements and the Drive for Independence in the Near East and Africa from the 1920s to 1950s
  14. The West Since 1945: Cold War and Confused Peace
  15. The Near East and Africa Since 1945
  16. Latin America Since 1910
  17. Asia and the South Pacific Since 1945

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