Résumé
Comprehensive new global history of the intense biological, commercial, and cultural exchanges that took place on an unprecedented scale from 1400 to 1800. Leading scholars examine the environment, disease, technology, cities, migrations, warfare, law, religions, and slavery, along with insightful regional analyses of empires, crossroads areas, and sites of conflict.

Contenu

Introduction Sanjay Subrahmanyam; Part I. Global Matrices: 2. 'Exhausting the earth': environment and history in the early modern world Robert Marks; 3. Globalization of disease, 1300-1900 James Webb; 4. Technological transitions Francesca Bray; 5. Patterns of urbanization, 1400-1800 Peter Burke; 6. Gender and sexuality Merry Wiesner-Hanks; Part II. Macro-Regions: 7. Eurasia after the Mongols Thomas T. Allsen; 8. Continuity and change in the Indian Ocean basin Jos Gommans; 9. The Americas in the age of indigenous empires Matthew Restall; 10. Africa in world history, 1400-1800 Ray A. Kea; Part III. Large-Scale Political Formations: 11. The Iberian empires, 1400-1800 Jorge Flores; 12. Imperial competition in Eurasia: Russia and China Laura Hostetler; 13. The Islamic empires of the early modern world Giancarlo Casale; Part IV. Crossroads Regions: 14. Crossroads region: Central Asia Morris Rossabi; 15. Crossroads region: Southeast Asia Michael Laffan; 16. The Caribbean region: crucible for modern world history Alan Karras; 17. Crossroads region: the Mediterranean Filippo de Vivo; Part V. Overview: 18. Political trajectories compared Jack Goldstone.