[Cambridge Essential Histories 01] • Global Interactions in the Early Modern Age, 1400-1800 by Parker, Charles H. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Half-title Series-title Title Copyright Contents Maps Acknowledgments Global Interactions in the Early Modern Age, 1400–1800 Introduction: The Global Integration of Space

Global Empire Building Problems and Possibilities in Early Modern World History Works Consulted

1 European States and Overseas Empires

The Formation of States in Europe Maritime Empires in Asia Maritime Empires in the Atlantic Europeans as Vectors Works Consulted

2 Asian States and Territorial Empires

Ming and Qing China Romanov Russia Safavid Iran Mughal India The Ottoman Empire An Age of Empire Building in Asia Works Consulted

3 International Markets and Global Exchange Networks

The Characteristics of Early Modern Trade

Longstanding Networks Organization of Trade Trade Diasporas

The Theatres of Long-Distance Trade

Maritime Trade in the Indian Ocean Basin Overland Eurasian Networks The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

The Rise of Global Trading Networks Works Consulted

4 The Movement of Peoples and Diffusion of Cultures

Land and Labor in the Atlantic World New Societies in the Atlantic World Resettlement Across Asia Migrants Interconnect World Regions Works Consulted

5 The Formation of New Demographic and Ecological Structures

Global Dissemination of Disease Worldwide Dispersal of Plants and Animals Ecological Impact

Deforestation Other Landscape Alterations Depletion of Mammals and Fish

The Limits of the Frontier Works Consulted

6 The Transmission of Religion and Culture

The Spread of Universal Religious Systems: Christianity and Islam

Islamicization: The First Wave Christianization: The First Wave

Orthodoxy vs. Accommodation: The Second Wave Constructions of Knowledge

Ethnography Cartography and Astronomy

Religious and Intellectual Interconnections Works Consulted

Conclusion: Converging Destinies

Africa: Moving Toward Integration and Incorporation America: New Multiethnic Societies Asia: The Rise and Decline of Empires Europe: From the Middle Ages to Modernity Global Interdependence and Competition Works Consulted

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