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Traditions and Encounters, 4/e

Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i

ISBN: 0073406937
Copyright year: 2008

Table of Contents



  • Part I: The Early Complex Societies, 3500 to 500 B.C.E.
    • 1. Before History
    • 2. Early Societies in Southwest Asia
    • 3. Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations
    • 4. Early Societies in South Asia
    • 5. Early Societies in East Asia
    • 6. Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania
  • Part II: The Formation of Classical Societies, 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E.
    • 7. The Empires of Persia
    • 8. The Unification of China
    • 9. State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India
    • 10. Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase
    • 11. Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase
    • 12. Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads
  • Part III: The Postclassical Era, 500-1000 C.E.
    • 13. The Commonwealth of Byzantium
    • 14. The Expansive Realm of Islam
    • 15. The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia
    • 16. India and the Indian Ocean Basin
    • 17. The Foundations of Christian Society in Western Europe
  • Part IV: An Age of Cross-Cultural Interaction, 1000 to 1500 C.E.
    • 18. Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration
    • 19. States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
    • 20. Western Europe During the High Middle Ages
    • 21. Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania
    • 22. Reaching Out: Cross-Cultural Interactions
  • Part V: The Origins of Global Interdependence, 1500-1800
    • 23. Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections
    • 24. The Transformation of Europe
    • 25. The New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania
    • 26. Africa and the Atlantic World
    • 27. Tradition and change in East Asia
  • Part VI: An Age of Revolution, Industry, and Empire, 1750-1914
    • 28. The Islamic Empires
    • 29. Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World
    • 30. The Making of Industrial Society
    • 31. The Americas in the Age of Independence
    • 32. Societies at Crossroads
    • 33. The Building of Global Empires
  • Part VII: Contemporary Global Realignments, 1914 to the Present
    • 34. The Great War: The World in Upheaval
    • 35. An Age of Anxiety
    • 36. Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
    • 37. New Conflagrations: World War II
    • 38. The Bipolar World
    • 39. The End of Empire
    • 40. A World Without Borders
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