The Rise of the West · A History of the Human Community by McNeill, William H. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Book Information Copyright Page Contents List of Illustrations The Rise of the West after Twenty-jive Years Preface PART I The Era of Middle Eastern Dominance to 500 B.C.

I. In the Beginning II. The Breakthrough to Civilization in Mesopotamia III. The Diffusion of Civilization: First Phase

A. INTRODUCTION B. THE CIVILIZATIONS OF THE NILE AND INDUS VALLEYS TO 1700 B.C.

1. ANCIENT EGYPT 2. THE INDUS CIVILIZATION

C. THE TRANSPLANTATION OF CIVILIZATION TO RAIN-WATERED LANDS: ASIA MINOR AND CRETE

1. INTRODUCTORY 2. ASIA MINOR 3. CRETE

D. THE IMPACT OF CIVILIZATION ON THE OUTER FRINGES OF THE AGRICULTURAL WORLD

1. MEGALITHIC PROTOCIVILIZATION 2. HIGH BARBARISM OF THE EURASIAN STEPPE

IV. The Rise of a Cosmopolitan Civilization in the Middle East 1700-500 B. C.

A. INTRODUCTION B. MILITARY-POLITICAL CHANGES C. ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS D. SOCIAL STRUCTURE E. CULTURAL CONSERVATION AND ADVANCE

1. BABYLONIA 2. EGYPT 3. THE INTERMEDIATE REGIONS 4. ZOROASTRIANISM AND JUDAISM

V. The Formulation of Peripheral Civilizations in India, Greece, and China 1700 -500 B.C.

A. INTRODUCTION B. THE FORMULATION OF INDIAN CIVILIZATION C. THE FORMULATION OF GREEK CIVILIZATION

1. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 2. Cultural Growth

Religion Art Literature Philosophy

D. THE BEGINNINGS OF CHINESE CIVILIZATION TO 500 B.C. E. CHANGES IN THE BARBARIAN WORLD TO 500 B.C.

PART II Eurasian Cultural Balance 500 B.C. -1500 A.D.

General Introduction VI. The Expansion of Hellenism 500-146 B.C.

A. THE FLOWERING OF GREEK CULTURE 500-336 B.C.

1. INTRODUCTION 2. POLITICAL EVOLUTION, 500-336 B.C. 3. THE PERFECTING OF GREEK CULTURAL FORMS

Tragedy Philosophy History and Rhetoric Monumental Art Summary

B. HELLENIC EXPANSION INTO BARBARIAN EUROPE C. THE HELLENIZATION OF THE ORIENT 500-146 B.C.

1. MILITARY AND POLITICAL 2. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL

VII. Closure of the Eurasian Ecumene 500 B.C.-200 A.D.

A. INTRODUCTION B. EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NON-HELLENIC CIVILIZATIONS OF EURASIA, 500-100 B.C.

1.INDIA 2. CHINA 3. THE FAR WEST: ROME AND WESTERN EUROPE, 336-146 B.C.

C. THE EURASIAN ECUMENE, 100 B.C.-200 A.D.

1. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS 2. CULTURAL GROWTH AND INTERCHANGE

Art Religion

3. OTHER ASPECTS OF THE HIGH CULTURAL TRADITION OF EURASIA, 100 B.C.-200 A.D.

VIII. Barbarian Onslaught and Civilized Response 200-600 A.D.

A. INTRODUCTION B. THE FLOWERING OF INDIAN CULTURE, 200-600 A.D.

1. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL FRAMEWORK 2. CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Language Literature Religion and Philosophy Science Art Other Aspects of Indian Culture

C. THE EXPANSION OF INDIAN CIVILIZATION 200-600 A.D.

1. SOUTHEAST ASIA 2. EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, IRAN, AND CENTRAL ASIA 3. CHINA

D. THE NORTHERN FRONTIER: BARBARIAN BREAKTHROUGH AND CIVILIZED REACTION, 200-600 A.D.

1. THE GREAT MIGRATIONS 2. CONSEQUENCES OF THE MIGRATIONS

Civilizing the Barbarians Modification of Civilized Military and PoliticalInstitutions in Western Eurasia Cultural Changes in Persia and Rome

E. THE OUTER FRINGES, 200-600 A.D.

IX. The Resurgence of the Middle East 600-1000 A.D.

A. INTRODUCTION B. THE MOSLEM WORLD TO 1000 A.D. C. CHRISTENDOM D. INDIA E. CHINA AND THE FAR EAST F. THE OUTER FRINGES

X. Steppe Conquerors and the European Far West 1000-1500 A.D.

A. INTRODUCTION B. INFILTRATION AND CONQUEST FROM THE STEPPE C. ISLAMIC REACTION TO THE PRESSURES FROM THE STEPPE

1. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL 2. CULTURAL

D. INDIANS, CHRISTIANS, AND JEWS UNDER MOSLEM RULE

1. THE MOSLEM HEARTLANDS 2. INDIA 3. ORTHODOX CHRISTENDOM

E. THE FAR EAST

1. CHINA 2. CHINA'S OUTLIERS

F. THE FAR WEST

1. INTRODUCTORY 2. THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL ORDER 3. THE EXPANSION OF WESTERN EUROPE 4. CULTURAL GROWTH: THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES 5. UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF WEST EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION

G. THE FRINGES OF THE ECUMENE

PART III The Era of Western Dominance 1500 A.D. to the Present

General Introduction XI. The Far West's Challenge to the World 1500-1700 AD.

A. THE GREAT EUROPEAN EXPLORATIONS AND THEIR WORLD-WIDE CONSEQUENCES B. THE TRANSMUTATION OF EUROPE, 1500-1650 A.D.

1. POLITICS 2. ECONOMICS 3. CULTURE

C. EUROPE'S OUTLIERS: THE AMERICAS AND RUSSIA, 1500-1650

1. THE AMERICAS 2. RUSSIA

D. THE CHANG1NG BALANCE OF THE ECUMENE 1500-1700 A.D.

1. THE MOSLEM WORLD

The Iberian Crusade and Moslem Response The Rise of Russia and Its Consequences for Islam The Sunni-Shi'a Conflict and Its Consequences for Islam

2. THE SUBJECT RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE MOSLEM WORLD

Hindu India and Buddhist Southeast Asia Christians under Moslem Rule Jews in Moslem Lands

3. THE FAR EAST

China Japan Tibet, Mongolia, and the Central Asian Steppe

4. AFRICA

E. CONCLUSION

XII. The Tottering World Balance 1700-1850 A.D.

A. INTRODUCTION B. THE OLD REGIME OF EUROPE, 1650-1189 A.D.

1. EUROPEAN EXPANSION TO NEW GROUND

Exploration, Trade, and National Rivalries Plantations and the Conscious Transformation of Tropical and Subtropical Economies The Spread of European Settlement

2. ACCULTURATION IN THE OLDER OUTLIERS OF EUROPE: AMERICA AND RUSSIA

Spanish America Brazil and North America Russia

3. THE COMPROMISES OF THE OLD REGIME IN EUROPE

Political and Social Compromises Intellectual Compromises Compromises in the Arts Elements of Instability in the Old Regime

C. MOSLEM CATALEPSY, 1700-1850 A.D.

1. OTTOMAN REFORM AND CHRISTIAN REBELLION 2. IRAN AND TURKESTAN 3. DISINTEGRATION OF THE MOGUL EMPIRE IN INDIA 4. ISLAM IN AFRICA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

D. HINDU AND BUDDHIST ASIA, 1100-1850 A.D. E. CREEPING CRISIS IN THE FAR EAST, 1700-1850 A.D.

1. CHINA 2. JAPAN

F. THE RETREAT OF BARBARISM, 1100-1850 A.D.

XIII. The Rise of the West: Cosmopolitanism on a Global Scale 1850-1950 AD.

A. INTRODUCTORY B. THE WESTERN EXPLOSION, 1189-1911 A.D.

1. TERRITORIAL EXPANSION 2. INDUSTRIALISM

The First or British Phase The Second or German and American Phase

3. THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION 4. ARTISTIC AND INTELLECTUAL ASPECTS

C. THE NON-WESTERN WORLD, 1850-1950 A.D.

1. THE CHANGING SHAPE AND STYLE OF THE ECUMENE 2. THE MOSLEM WORLD 3. HINDU INDIA 4. CHINA 5. JAPAN 6. OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

Conclusion

A. SCALE OF POLITICS B. SCOPE OF POLITICS C. DILEMMAS OF POWER

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