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The world and the West : the European challenge and the overseas response in the age of empire

Curtin, Philip D

Overview

This work reaches from such diverse cases as the Maya and Yaqui of Mexico, the Ghost Dance of North America, cargo cults of Melanesia, to Meiji Japan and the Ottoman Empire. In discussing a variety of questions about the relations between the world and Western societies inrecent centuries, the author ultimately introduces a new perspective on the underlying question: How do human societies change through time?

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Civilization, Modern European influences. / Civilization, Modern European influences Case studies. / Social change History. / Social change History Case studies. / Culture conflict History. / Culture conflict History Case studies. / Europe Territorial expansion. / Europe Territorial expansion Case studies.
• ISBN: 9780521890540

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
CB417.C87 2002	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE