Cultures in motion :: mapping key contacts and their imprints in world history /

When different cultures come in contact with one another, the impact on the course of history can be dramatic and unexpected. Encounters between separate societies or civilizations have resulted in the spread of major religions, vast migrations, scientific breakthroughs, the dissemination of powerfu...

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Main Author: Stearns, Peter N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2001].
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:When different cultures come in contact with one another, the impact on the course of history can be dramatic and unexpected. Encounters between separate societies or civilizations have resulted in the spread of major religions, vast migrations, scientific breakthroughs, the dissemination of powerful political notions, and many other transformations. This unique book brings to life key episodes of cultural contact in world history, from the beginnings of civilization to the present. Through a combination of vivid case studies and imaginative colour maps, award-winning history professor Peter Stearns shows how we can better understand world history by examining what happens when culture meets culture. New contacts can lead to assimilation, rejection, or, most often, a merging of elements from both cultures.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 120 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-115) and index.
ISBN:9780300128284
0300128282
1281721743
9781281721747
9786611721749
6611721746

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