3 Trade: The Ancient Silk Roads

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface and Acknowledgements 7
4. A Guide to Reading 10
5. About the Contributors 13
6. 1 Introduction: What is World History? 15
7. PART I The Pre-Modern World (< 1800 CE)
8. Introduction 34
9. 2 Communication: The Writing Revolution 39
10. 3 Trade: The Ancient Silk Roads 61
11. 4 Political Order: From Coercion to Constitution 80
12. 5 Slavery: Capitalism & Racism 103
13. 6 Religion: Perspective and Practice 127
14. Part II: The Modern World (> 1800 CE)
15. Introduction 146
16. 7 War: Disordering and Ordering 154
17. 8 Identity: From Traditional to Transnational 174
18. 9 Modernity: Being Modern in a Changing World 195
19. 10 Human Rights: Norms and Policy 215
20. 11 Ecology: From Local Resistance to Global Concern 233
21. 12 Conclusion: World History Today 255
22. Illustration Credits 273
23. Glossary 285
24. List of References 290
25. Index 305