Takes an encounters approach to studying the modern world.

Cross-Cultural Encounters in Modern World History explores cultural contact as an agent of change. It takes an encounters approach to world history since 1500, rather than a political one, to reveal different perspectives and experiences as well as key patterns and transformations.

The text focuses on first encounters that suggest long-term developments. Because of the complexities of these encounters, the author takes a user-friendly approach to keep the text accessible to students with varying backgrounds in history.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book readers will be able to:

• Understand the dynamics of cultural contact and exchange as agents of historical change
• View cultural encounters as more than a political struggle between dominant and subordinate people
• See the impact of first encounters and longer-term, macro-historical encounters

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