Cross-cultural encounters in modern world history, 1453-present / Jon T. Davidann, Marc Jason Gilbert.
By: Davidann, Jon Thares [author.]
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Contributor(s): Gilbert, Marc Jason [author.].
Publisher: London : Routledge, 2018Edition: Second edition.Description: xi, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138303096; 1138303097; 9781138303102; 1138303100.Subject(s): Culture diffusion -- History | Imperialism | Intercultural communication -- History | World history | Culture diffusion | Imperialism | Intercultural communication | World history | 15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: generalGenre/Form: History.Summary: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Modern World History explores cultural contact as an agent of change. It takes an encounters approach to world history since 1500, rather than a political one, to reveal different perspectives and experiences as well as key patterns and transformations. It studies the spaces between cultures historically to help us transcend human differences today in a rapidly globalizing world.The text focuses on first encounters that suggest long-term developments and particularly significant encounters that have changed the direction of world history. Because of the complexities of these encounters, the author takes a user-friendly approach to keep the text accessible to students with varying backgrounds in history.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Cross-Cultural Encounters in Modern World History explores cultural contact as an agent of change. It takes an encounters approach to world history since 1500, rather than a political one, to reveal different perspectives and experiences as well as key patterns and transformations. It studies the spaces between cultures historically to help us transcend human differences today in a rapidly globalizing world.The text focuses on first encounters that suggest long-term developments and particularly significant encounters that have changed the direction of world history. Because of the complexities of these encounters, the author takes a user-friendly approach to keep the text accessible to students with varying backgrounds in history.
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