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With its brief, global (rather than West-centered) approach, World History in Brief, Fourth Edition seeks to show how different civilizations developed in a global context, and then encountered the various forces of contemporary life. The brevity of this text allows instructors to take advantage of additional readings. Rather than overwhelm students, the chief goal of World History in Brief is to present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and to highlight the major developments in the world's history. Finally, this text also presents the global interactions of major civilizations so that students can compare and assess changes.

IV. A NEW WORLD ECONOMY, 1450-1750.

14. Western Civilization Changes Shape, 1450-1750.
Basic changes.
Patterns of early modern Western history.
Political institutions and ideas.
The ferment in Western culture.
Transformations in economic and social life.

15. The West and the World: Discovery, Colonization, and Trade.
The base of new European power.
Patterns of exploration and trade.
Toward a world economy.
Africa.
Olandah Equiano.
Colonization in Latin America: The birth of a new civilization.
Western civilization in North America.
North and South America: Reasons for the differences.

16. The Rise of Eastern Europe.
Factors in Russia's early modern surge.
Patterns of early modern Russian history.
Russian political institutions.
Russian culture.
Economy and society in Russia.

17. The Ottoman and Mughal Empires.
The Muslim empires.
The Ottoman empire.
The Mughal empire.

18. The Isolation of East Asia.
China: The resumption of the dynasties.
Cultural and social trends: Some new problems.
Japan and the origins of isolation.

V. THE WORLD'S FIRST INDUSTRIAL PERIOD, 1750-1914.

19. The First Industrial Revolution: Western Society, 1780-1914.
The nature of industrialization.
What industrialization was.
Patterns of western history, 1780-1900.
Western political institutions in the industrial revolution.
Western culture in the industrial century industrial society.

20. Settler Societies: The West on Frontiers.
Comparison with western Europe.
The United States.
Newer European settlements.

21. World Economy and Western Imperialism in Africa and South Asia.
Changing the world economy.
The reasons for imperialism: Motives and means.
Imperialism in India and southeast Asia.
Imperialism in Africa.
Comparing colonies.

22. The Middle East and China in the Imperialist Century.
Change and resistance.
The Middle East.
China.

23. The Development of Latin American Civilization.
Patterns of Latin American history.
Political institutions and values.
Culture and the arts.
Economy and society.

24. Russia and Japan: Industrialization Outside the West.
The spread of industrialization.
Russia.
The culture of eastern Europe.
Japan.
The strain of modernization.

25. World War I and the End of an Era.

VI. THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD.

26. The West in the 20th Century.
Strength and relative decline.
Patterns of Western history: 1914-1945.
Patterns of Western history: 1950 to the present.
Western political institutions in the 20th century.
Contemporary Western culture.
Economy and society.

27. Eastern European Civilization.
New power for a new Russia.
The Russian revolution.
Patterns of Soviet history after 1923.
Soviet political institutions.
Soviet culture.
Economy and society.

28. East Asia in the 20th Century.
The clashing regions of east Asia.
Patterns of east Asian history.
Japan, incorporated.
The coastal countries of east and southeast Asia: the Pacific rim.
China under communism.

29. India and Southeast Asia.
India and southeast Asia from world war I to independence.
Southeast Asia after independence.
India and Pakistan.

30. Middle Eastern Civilization in the 20th Century.
Changes and tensions.
Patterns of contemporary Middle Eastern history.
The political culture of the Middle East.
Middle Eastern culture and society.

31. Latin America in the 20th Century.
The leading themes.
Patterns of Latin American history: the Mexican Revolution 1910-1920s.
Patterns of Latin American history since the 1920s.
Latin American culture.
Economy and society.

32. Sub-Saharan Africa: From Colonies to New Nations.
Patterns of African history in the 20th century.
African political culture.
African culture.
Economy and society.

33. Toward the Future: World History Yet to Come.
Change and continuity.
Forecasts and perspectives.
The world's future as promise or threat Handles on the future.

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