Peter N. Stearns is a professor of history at George Mason University, where he is currently provost (since January 1, 2000) with almost 40 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. Stearns was the chair of the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and also served as the dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In addition, he founded and continues to edit the Journal of Social History. Also while at Carnegie Mellon he developed a pioneering approach to teaching world history to undergraduates in addition to mentoring hundreds of graduate students. Besides his long career as a historian, he is active in historical groups such as the American Historical Society, the Society of French Historical Studies, the Social Science History Association and the International Society for Research on Emotion. He attended Harvard College and later received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. In his prolific career as an author and editor, he has written or edited over 110 works of literature. Stearns currently serves as chair of the Advanced Placement World History committee.    Stephen S. Gosch is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Gosch began by teaching western civilization courses at UW-Eau Claire, but his scholarship evolved over the years to a broader comparative scholarship in world history, which he introduced to UW-Eau Claire classrooms in 1982. He also taught courses in the history of Japan, 19th and 20th century Europe and Marco Polo's world, as well as a popular team-taught interdisciplinary course on the Vietnam War, which he developed with a colleague in political science. He has published numerous articles and co-authored several books, including the recent Pre-modern Travel in World History. Gosch earned his bachelor's degree from Boston University and his master's and doctoral degrees from Rutgers University.  Erwin P. Grieshaber currently teaches world history, history of Latin America and history of 20th century war and peace at Minnesota State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1977.  Allison Scardino Belzer teaches a wide variety of courses at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching both halves of world civilization, she focuses on assigning texts that spark a positive response in students – texts that offer concrete knowledge while also inspiring questions. She developed her interest in history at Vassar College and received her Ph.D at Emory University. Her book Women and the Great War: Femininity Under Fire in Italy (2010) reflects her research interest in gender and cultural history and the history of war.

• Geographical Contents: The Major Societies Topical Contents Preface  Introduction  Section 1: The Early Modern Period, Centuries of Dramatic Change: 1400s-1700sIntroduction The New Global Contacts  1 A New Maritime Network Columbus and Others 2 The Columbian Exchange in the Early Modern Period The Migration of Food and Diseases Visual Source  The Potato Eaters                                                            3 Africa and the Slave Trade Western Civilization and Europe 4 The Italian Renaissance The Letters of Petrarch 5 The Protestant Reformation Works of Martin Luther 6 Women in Early Modern Europe Women’s Roles in SocietyWomen 7 The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment From the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment 8 Peter the Great Peter the Great Asia: The Middle East, India, and East Asia9 The Rise of the Ottoman Empire The Reign of Suleyman Visual Source  The Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul                              10 Conquering and Ruling India: Babur and Akbar Mughal Documents Visual Source  Portrait of Babur                                                             11 Confucianism and Popular Protest in China Ming and Qing Documents Visual Source  Confucian Architecture                                                   12 Early Modern Japan Tokugáwa Documents Visual Source  The Art of the “Floating World”                                      Latin American Civilization 13 Economy and Society in Latin America Latin American Working Conditions Visual Source  Silver Mine at Potosí                                                       14 Baroque Culture in Latin America Samplings of Baroque Culture in Latin America Visual Source  Baroque Church 15 East Africa and PortugalGaspar de Santo Bernadino’s Itinerario da India  Section 2: The Long 19th Century: 1750-1914Introduction Western Civilization And Europe 16 The French Revolution and Its Aftermath Classic Documents of the Revolution 17 Work and Workers in the Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution Documents 18 Russian Peasants: Serfdom and Emancipation Russian Documents Global Contacts New Patterns of Human Movement and Imperialism 19 World Migrations in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries       20 European Imperialism Documents by Lugard, Ferry, and Kipling         Sub-Saharan Africa 21 The Decades of Imperialism in Africa Asia and the Middle East22 The Opium War: China and the West Correspondence Between China and England Visual Source  Chinese and British Images of Lin Zexu                          23 Heavenly Kingdom or Reform?: China’s Descent Taiping and Reform Documents 24 The Meiji Restoration in Japan Meiji Documents Visual Source  Photographs of the Meiji Emperor                                  25 The 1857 Uprising in India British and Indian Documents Visual Source  British Images of the Indian Uprising                              26 Asian Responses to the Great DivergenceMiddle Eastern Documents Latin America27 Independence and Consolidation of New States (1791—1910 Documents by Jean Jacques Dessallines, Simón Bolivar, and Porfirio Diaz 28 Economy and Society of Latin America Plantation Life in Cuba and Yucatan Global Contacts New Connections and Tensions 29 Racism in World History: Gandhi and Du Bois  Mohandas K. Gandhi and W. E. B. Du Bois  Section 3: The 20th and Early 21st CenturiesFrameworks for the Contemporary World Introduction 30 The Experience of World War Four Weeks in the Trenches All Quiet on the Western Front 31 Soldiers and Civilians in World War II World War II Documents 32 The Cold War Cold War Documents Europe and The Soviet Union33 Fascism and NazismMussolini and Hitler34 Lenin, Stalin, and Russian Communist Society Lenin’s Writings, Stalin, and A Bitter Legacy 35 Consumerism Weimar Articles Asia and The Middle East  Introduction36 The Making of Modern TurkeyTurkish Documents37 Israelis and Palestinians in ConflictZionist, Israeli, and Palestinian Documents Visual Source  The Cartography of Conflict A38 The Renewal of Islam Islamic Documents Visual Source  Egyptian Pilgrim Murals East Asia 39 Chinese Revolutionaries: Sun Yatsen and Mao Zedong Two Revolutionary Leaders 40 Communist Rule in China: Two Views Wang Fucheng and Fang Lizhi 41 Corporate Management and Gender in Japan: Two Views Morita Akio and Matsui Yayori 42 Spinning Wheels, Black Flags, and a “Tryst with Destiny”: India Wins IndependenceNationalist Documents Visual Source  Responses to the Amritsar Massacre                               43 Untouchability in Modern India Joothan, the Memoir of Omprakash Valmiki Latin America44 20th-Century Latin American Politics: The Revolutionary Challenge and the Turn Toward Democracy  Latin American Revolutionary Documents 45 Searching for the Soul of the Latin American Experience Latin American Identity 46 Latin America’s Social Crisis in the 20th Century  Latin American Struggles Sub-Saharan Africa  47   African Nationalism African Nationalism Documents 48 African Politics Charter of the Organization of African Unity; Nelson Mandela; F.W. deKlerk; Yacouba Siabaton 49 Changes in African Culture and Society African Voices Globalization and New Forces Of Change  50 The End of the Cold War and Collapse of the Soviet UnionGorbachev51 GlobalizationGlobal Attitudes; Global Youth Voices; Women Workers52 Globalization and the EnvironmentAddressing Global Warming The People's Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol53 Global Politics and Disease ManagementSevere Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome (SARS) Epidemic

Peter N. Stearns is a professor of history at George Mason University, where he is currently provost (since January 1, 2000) with almost 40 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. Stearns was the chair of the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and also served as the dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In addition, he founded and continues to edit the Journal of Social History. Also while at Carnegie Mellon he developed a pioneering approach to teaching world history to undergraduates in addition to mentoring hundreds of graduate students. Besides his long career as a historian, he is active in historical groups such as the American Historical Society, the Society of French Historical Studies, the Social Science History Association and the International Society for Research on Emotion. He attended Harvard College and later received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. In his prolific career as an author and editor, he has written or edited over 110 works of literature. Stearns currently serves as chair of the Advanced Placement World History committee.    Stephen S. Gosch is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Gosch began by teaching western civilization courses at UW-Eau Claire, but his scholarship evolved over the years to a broader comparative scholarship in world history, which he introduced to UW-Eau Claire classrooms in 1982. He also taught courses in the history of Japan, 19th and 20th century Europe and Marco Polo's world, as well as a popular team-taught interdisciplinary course on the Vietnam War, which he developed with a colleague in political science. He has published numerous articles and co-authored several books, including the recent Pre-modern Travel in World History. Gosch earned his bachelor's degree from Boston University and his master's and doctoral degrees from Rutgers University.  Erwin P. Grieshaber currently teaches world history, history of Latin America and history of 20th century war and peace at Minnesota State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in 1977.  Allison Scardino Belzer teaches a wide variety of courses at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. In teaching both halves of world civilization, she focuses on assigning texts that spark a positive response in students – texts that offer concrete knowledge while also inspiring questions. She developed her interest in history at Vassar College and received her Ph.D at Emory University. Her book Women and the Great War: Femininity Under Fire in Italy (2010) reflects her research interest in gender and cultural history and the history of war.

• Geographical Contents: The Major Societies Topical Contents Preface  Introduction  Section 1: The Early Modern Period, Centuries of Dramatic Change: 1400s-1700sIntroduction The New Global Contacts  1 A New Maritime Network Columbus and Others 2 The Columbian Exchange in the Early Modern Period The Migration of Food and Diseases Visual Source  The Potato Eaters                                                            3 Africa and the Slave Trade Western Civilization and Europe 4 The Italian Renaissance The Letters of Petrarch 5 The Protestant Reformation Works of Martin Luther 6 Women in Early Modern Europe Women’s Roles in SocietyWomen 7 The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment From the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment 8 Peter the Great Peter the Great Asia: The Middle East, India, and East Asia9 The Rise of the Ottoman Empire The Reign of Suleyman Visual Source  The Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul                              10 Conquering and Ruling India: Babur and Akbar Mughal Documents Visual Source  Portrait of Babur                                                             11 Confucianism and Popular Protest in China Ming and Qing Documents Visual Source  Confucian Architecture                                                   12 Early Modern Japan Tokugáwa Documents Visual Source  The Art of the “Floating World”                                      Latin American Civilization 13 Economy and Society in Latin America Latin American Working Conditions Visual Source  Silver Mine at Potosí                                                       14 Baroque Culture in Latin America Samplings of Baroque Culture in Latin America Visual Source  Baroque Church 15 East Africa and PortugalGaspar de Santo Bernadino’s Itinerario da India  Section 2: The Long 19th Century: 1750-1914Introduction Western Civilization And Europe 16 The French Revolution and Its Aftermath Classic Documents of the Revolution 17 Work and Workers in the Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution Documents 18 Russian Peasants: Serfdom and Emancipation Russian Documents Global Contacts New Patterns of Human Movement and Imperialism 19 World Migrations in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries       20 European Imperialism Documents by Lugard, Ferry, and Kipling         Sub-Saharan Africa 21 The Decades of Imperialism in Africa Asia and the Middle East22 The Opium War: China and the West Correspondence Between China and England Visual Source  Chinese and British Images of Lin Zexu                          23 Heavenly Kingdom or Reform?: China’s Descent Taiping and Reform Documents 24 The Meiji Restoration in Japan Meiji Documents Visual Source  Photographs of the Meiji Emperor                                  25 The 1857 Uprising in India British and Indian Documents Visual Source  British Images of the Indian Uprising                              26 Asian Responses to the Great DivergenceMiddle Eastern Documents Latin America27 Independence and Consolidation of New States (1791—1910 Documents by Jean Jacques Dessallines, Simón Bolivar, and Porfirio Diaz 28 Economy and Society of Latin America Plantation Life in Cuba and Yucatan Global Contacts New Connections and Tensions 29 Racism in World History: Gandhi and Du Bois  Mohandas K. Gandhi and W. E. B. Du Bois  Section 3: The 20th and Early 21st CenturiesFrameworks for the Contemporary World Introduction 30 The Experience of World War Four Weeks in the Trenches All Quiet on the Western Front 31 Soldiers and Civilians in World War II World War II Documents 32 The Cold War Cold War Documents Europe and The Soviet Union33 Fascism and NazismMussolini and Hitler34 Lenin, Stalin, and Russian Communist Society Lenin’s Writings, Stalin, and A Bitter Legacy 35 Consumerism Weimar Articles Asia and The Middle East  Introduction36 The Making of Modern TurkeyTurkish Documents37 Israelis and Palestinians in ConflictZionist, Israeli, and Palestinian Documents Visual Source  The Cartography of Conflict A38 The Renewal of Islam Islamic Documents Visual Source  Egyptian Pilgrim Murals East Asia 39 Chinese Revolutionaries: Sun Yatsen and Mao Zedong Two Revolutionary Leaders 40 Communist Rule in China: Two Views Wang Fucheng and Fang Lizhi 41 Corporate Management and Gender in Japan: Two Views Morita Akio and Matsui Yayori 42 Spinning Wheels, Black Flags, and a “Tryst with Destiny”: India Wins IndependenceNationalist Documents Visual Source  Responses to the Amritsar Massacre                               43 Untouchability in Modern India Joothan, the Memoir of Omprakash Valmiki Latin America44 20th-Century Latin American Politics: The Revolutionary Challenge and the Turn Toward Democracy  Latin American Revolutionary Documents 45 Searching for the Soul of the Latin American Experience Latin American Identity 46 Latin America’s Social Crisis in the 20th Century  Latin American Struggles Sub-Saharan Africa  47   African Nationalism African Nationalism Documents 48 African Politics Charter of the Organization of African Unity; Nelson Mandela; F.W. deKlerk; Yacouba Siabaton 49 Changes in African Culture and Society African Voices Globalization and New Forces Of Change  50 The End of the Cold War and Collapse of the Soviet UnionGorbachev51 GlobalizationGlobal Attitudes; Global Youth Voices; Women Workers52 Globalization and the EnvironmentAddressing Global Warming The People's Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol53 Global Politics and Disease ManagementSevere Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome (SARS) Epidemic