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The Cambridge world history. Volume 6, The construction of a global world, 1400-1800 CE. Part 1, Fou...

The Cambridge world history. Volume 6, The construction...

The Cambridge world history. Volume 6, The construction of a global world, 1400-1800 CE. Part 1, Fou...

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The Cambridge world history. Volume 6, The construction of a global world, 1400-1800 CE. Part 1, Foundations / edited by Jerry H. Bentley, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge world history. Volume 6, The construction of a global world, 1400-1800 CE. Part 1, Foundations / edited by Jerry H. Bentley, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVZRK4gZM

MMS ID

991023970895002626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xx, 509 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

Part 1, Foundations. 1. Introduction / Sanjay Subrahmanyam -- 2. Exhausting the earth : environment and history in the early modern world / Robert B. Marks -- 3. Globalization of disease, 1300 to 1900 / James L.A. Webb, Jr. -- 4. Technological transitions / Francesca Bray -- 5. Patterns of urbanizat...

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2015.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

The era from 1400 to 1800 saw intense biological, commercial, and cultural exchanges, and the creation of global connections on an unprecedented scale. Divided into two books, Volume 6 of The Cambridge World History considers these critical transformations. The first book examines the material and political foundations of the era, including global...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge world history. Volume 6, The construction of a global world, 1400-1800 CE. Part 1, Foundations / edited by Jerry H. Bentley, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks. [electronic resource]

Variant title

BOOK

Notes

General note

The Cambridge World History ; Volume VI

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2016).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Language note

English

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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKVZRK4gZM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZRK4gZM

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ISBN

1-139-19459-3

1-316-28727-0

1-316-30808-1

DDC

909.08

MMS ID

991023970895002626

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