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The West and the World: Contacts, Conflicts, Connections
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This visually engaging senior text tells the story of the emergence and consolidation of
Europe and the West as the most powerful part of the World from 1500. It deals with the extension of the West geographically and with the westernization of the globe into the 21st century.
Key Features:
- Discusses the extension of the West geographically
- Explores the development of modern social, political, and economic systems
- Discusses, in-depth, the relationship between the West and other civilizations and the interactions between them
- Emphasis is placed on various cultures and how people live their lives to the present day
Table of Contents:
Part I: Modernity and Encounter
- The World in 1500: Six Cities
- The Renaissance in Europe-Origins of the Modern Age
- The Reformation in Europe
- Exploration and Encounter
- Religious Wars and State-Building
- A New Order in Science and Politics
Part II: The World and the West in the Early Modern Era
- Empires and Imperial Rivalries: The Americas, 1492-1763
- Empires of Slavery: The Americas, 1492-1888
- Empires of Trade: Asia, 1498-c. 1750
- Empires on the Edges of the West, 1453-c. 1750
Part III: Enlightenment and Revolution
- The Enlightenment
- The French Revolution
- Napoleonic Europe
- Empires: Struggles for Independence
Part IV: Industrialization, Liberalism, and Nationalism, 1815-1871
- Industrialization, 1750-1850
- Restoration and Revolution, 1815-1848
- Nationalism and National Movements, 1848-1871
Part V: European Hegemony, 1871-1914
- Toward a New Universe: The Transformation of Thought, 1859-1914
- Population and Migration
- The Birth of the Consumer Society, 1871-1914
- The Rise of Mass Politics, 1871-1914
- Imperialism, 1871-1914
- Responding to Western Imperial Ambitions to 1914
Part VI: The Weakening of Europe, 1914-1945
- Diplomacy and War, 1871-1919
- Communism, Facism, Democracy, 1917-1939
- Challenging the West, 1914-1945
- Diplomacy and War, 1919-1945
Part VII: The West and the World, From 1945
- Peace and Cold War, 1945-1973
- A Golden Age of Western Capitalism, 1945-1973
- From Cold War to Globalization, From 1973
- Society and Culture in a Global Age, From 1973
- Into the Twenty-first Century: Six Cities
Additional Material:The West and the World Since 1500: Selected Readings
An excellent selection of primary source documents intended to address major issues and philosophies of World History.
Key Features:
- Students will be provided with insights, observations, and opinions of a variety of historical figures from a first-hand perspective
- An excellent complement to the student text but is flexible enough to be used in conjunction with any other text resources for senior World History courses
The West and the World: Contacts, Conflicts, Connections
Teacher’s Resource BinderKey Features:
- Complementary resource for Advanced Placement European History courses
- Recurring Themes based on curriculum expectations
- Extensions to provide support and to challenge
- Additional resources for film, literature, and secondary sources
- Suggested answers to all questions in the text
- Skill development for areas such as: reading and interpreting primary resources, Internet searches, detecting bias, argumentative essays, debating and seminar presentations
- Blackline Masters including a wealth of primary sources, maps, extension activities, skill development, checklists, and assessment rubrics
- Modification strategies for exceptional students
- Assessment and evaluation strategies, including unit tests for college and university programs
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