For courses in world history.
A clear, compelling, concise rendering of world history that focuses on societal connections
In an age of growing global interconnectedness, an understanding of diverse world cultures and their histories has never been more essential. Revel TM Connections: A World History helps students achieve this understanding with its simple, straightforward narrative that tells the compelling story of the peoples and societies that preceded us and how they shaped the world. The title’s concise chapters feature engaging, readable content that focuses on the central theme of connections among world societies. The 4th Edition features over 100 maps, History 360 interactive experiences, and updated interpretations and learnings throughout.
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Edward H. Judge and John W. Langdon are professors of history at Le Moyne College, where for decades they team-taught a two-semester world history course for first-year students and courses on modern global history for upper-level students. Ed earned his doctorate at the University of Michigan and spent a year in the USSR as an IREX scholar. John earned his doctorate at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Public Affairs, where he was a National Defense Fellow. Ed taught at Le Moyne from 1978 through 2018, was the College’s Scholar of the Year in 1994, and was awarded the J. C. Georg Endowed Professorship in 1997. John has taught at Le Moyne since 1971, directed its Honors Program, and was awarded the O’Connell Distinguished Teaching Professorship in 1996. Each has been named the College’s Teacher of the Year and has chaired its Department of History. They have written or edited nine books: four in collaboration with each other, three as individuals, and two in collaboration with other scholars. They love teaching world history, especially to students of diverse backgrounds and interests, and they derive great joy from infecting their students with a passion and enthusiasm for the study of the human past.
Era Three: Cross-Cultural Conflicts and Commercial Connections, 1000–1650
19. Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400–1700
PART II. AN AGE OF GLOBAL CONNECTIONS, 1500–PRESENT
Era Four: The Shift from Regional to Global Connections, 1500–1800
20. The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and Global Expansion, 1500–1650
21. The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300–1800
22. Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500–1800
23. Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400–1800
24. Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600–1789
25. Russia’s Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300–1800
Era Five: Revolution, Industry, Ideology, and Empire, 1750–1914
26. The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750–1830
27. Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700–1914
28. Nation Building in the Americas, 1789–1914
29. New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800–1912
30. New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800–1914
Era Six: Global Upheavals and Global Integration, 1900–Present
31. The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890–1918
32. Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918–1939
33. World War II and the Holocaust, 1933–1945
34. East Versus West: The Cold War and Its Aftermath, 1945–Present
35. The Upheavals of Asia, 1945–Present
36. Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914–Present
37. Africa Since 1919
38. The Middle East Since 1919
Epilogue: Connections in a Globalizing Age