Cultures in Motion Mapping Key Contacts and Their Imprints in World History

Name: Cultures in Motion Mapping Key Contacts and Their Imprints in World History
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ISBN: 9780300082296

ISBN-10: 0300082290

ISBN-13: 9780300082296

Edition: 2001

Authors: Peter N. Stearns

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Through a combination of vivid case studies and imaginative colour maps, this book brings to life key episodes of cultural contact in world history, from the beginnings of civilisation to the present.

Book details

List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 12/11/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 10.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Peter N. Stearns is Provost and University Professor at George Mason University. Since 1967, he has served as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Social History. His numerous books include World History in Documents ; American Behavioral History ; and Anxious Parents .



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Early Cultural Contacts Through the Classical Period



Egypt and the Middle East: The Contact with Early Greece



The Hellenistic-Indian Encounter



Buddhism and New Cultural Contacts in Asia



The Jewish Diaspora



The Spread of Christianity



Postclassical and Early Modern Periods, 450-1750 C.E.



The Spread of Islam



Christianity and the Americas



The Spread of Science



The African Diaspora



The Modern Centuries



The Spread of Nationalism



Imperialist Ideas About Women



The Development of International Art



The Spread of Marxism



International Consumer Culture


Bibliography


Index