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Cross-cultural encounters in modern world history, 1453-present / Jon T. Davidann and Marc Jason Gilbert.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, Routledge, 2019.Edition: Second editionDescription: 217 PagesISBN:
  • 9780429759246
  • 9780429425851
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 909 DAV.C
Summary: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Modern World History explores cultural contact as an agent of change. It takes an encounters approach to world history since 1500, rather than a political one, to reveal different perspectives and experiences as well as key patterns and transformations. It studies the spaces between cultures historically to help us transcend human differences today in a rapidly globalizing world.The text focuses on first encounters that suggest long-term developments and particularly significant encounters that have changed the direction of world history. Because of the complexities of these encounters, the author takes a user-friendly approach to keep the text accessible to students with varying backgrounds in history.
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Reference Reference Dept. of History Reference Dept. of History Reference 909 DAV.C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan HIS14023

Includes bibliographical references and index

Cross-Cultural Encounters in Modern World History explores cultural contact as an agent of change. It takes an encounters approach to world history since 1500, rather than a political one, to reveal different perspectives and experiences as well as key patterns and transformations. It studies the spaces between cultures historically to help us transcend human differences today in a rapidly globalizing world.The text focuses on first encounters that suggest long-term developments and particularly significant encounters that have changed the direction of world history. Because of the complexities of these encounters, the author takes a user-friendly approach to keep the text accessible to students with varying backgrounds in history.

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