America and the World: Culture, Commerce, Conflict

by Lawrence A. Peskin, Edmund F. Wehrle, Edmund F Wehrle

Book Overview

Although the twenty-first century may well be the age of globalization, this book demonstrates that America has actually been at the cutting edge of globalization since Columbus landed here five centuries ago.

Lawrence A. Peskin and Edmund F. Wehrle explore America's evolving connections with Europe, Africa, and Asia in the three areas that historically have been indicators of global interaction: trade and industry, diplomacy and war, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421402963
• ISBN13: 9781421402963
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary