West, The: Encounters & Transformations, Volume C (Chapters 18-29)
by Levack, Brian P.; Muir, Edward; Maas, Michael; Veldman, Meredith
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Summary
The West: Encounters and Transformations takes a new approach to telling the story of Western Civilization. Rather than looking at Western Civilization only as the history of Europe from ancient times to the present, this groundbreaking book examines the changing nature of the Westhow the definition of the West has evolved and transformed throughout history. It explores the ways Western civilization has changed as a result of cultural encounters with different beliefs, ideas, technologies, and peoples, both outside the West and within it. Presenting a balanced treatment of political, social, religious, and cultural history, this new text emphasizes the ever-shifting boundaries of the geographic and cultural realm of the West, with special attention given to Eastern Europe and the Muslim world, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Table of Contents
"What is the West?" | |
Shifting Borders of the West | |
Asking the Right Questions | |
The Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815 | |
The First French Revolution 1789-1791 | |
The French Republic, 1792-1799 | |
Cultural Change in France During the Revolution | |
The Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815 | |
The Legacy of the French Revolution | |
Conclusion: The French Revolution and the West | |
Justice in History: The Trial of Louis XVI | |
The West and the World: Empire, Trade and War in the Eighteenth Century | |
European Empires in Americas and Asia | |
Warfare in Europe, North America, and Asia | |
The Atlantic World | |
Encounters between Europeans and Asians | |
The Crisis of Empire and the Atlantic Revolutions | |
Conclusion: The Rise and Reshaping of the West | |
Justice in History: The Court-Martial of the Mutineers on the Bounty | |
The Human Body in History: Bathing in the East and West | |
The Industrial Revolution, 1760-1850. The Nature of the Industrial Revolution | |
Conditions Favoring Industrial Growth | |
The Spread of Industrialization | |
The Effects of Industrialization | |
Industry, Trade and Empire | |
Conclusion: Industrialization and the West | |
Justice in History: The Sadler Committee on Child Labor | |
Ideological Conflicts and National Unification, 1815-1871 | |
New Ideologies in the Early Nineteenth Century | |
Ideological Encounters in Europe, 1815-1848 | |
National Unification in Europe and America, 1848-1871 | |
Ideology, Empire, and the Balance of Power | |
Conclusion: Ideological Transformation in the West | |
Justice in History: Prostitution, Corporal Punishment, and Liberalism in Germany | |
The Human Body in History: Mary Shelley'sFrankenstein: The Body in Romantic Literature | |
The Coming of Mass Politics: Industrialization, Emancipation, and Instability, 1870-1914 | |
Economic Transformation | |
Defining the Political Nation | |
Broadening the Political Nation | |
Outside the Political Nation? The Experience of Women | |
Conclusion: The West in an Age of Mass Politics | |
Justice in History: The Dreyfus Affair-Defining National Identity in France | |
The Human Body in History: Men in Black | |
The West and the World: Cultural Crisis and New Imperialism, 1870-1914 | |
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