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pt. I. Preface : sexuality before modern times -- pt. I. Conclusion : sexuality in the agricultural age -- pt. II. Preface : sex in the modern world, 1750-1950 -- pt. II. Conclusion : was there a "modern" sexuality by 1950? -- pt. III. Preface : sexuality in the age of globalization -- pt. III. Conclusion : a new variety?

Presenting selected histories in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, this work discusses: political and economic issues; marriage practices, motherhood and enslavement; and religious beliefs and spiritual development. Famous women, including Hatshepsut, Hortensia, Aisha, Hildegard of Bingen and Sei Shonangan, are discussed as well as lesser known and anonymous women. Both primary and secondary source readings are included.

Isolation, Regionalism, and Exploration : The World in 1400 -- Religious Practice in the Modern World -- Imperialism and the Evolution of Empire, 1500-1800 -- The Emergence and Spread of Gunpowder Empires : Political Change, 1500-1650 -- Life in Common : Community in the Modern World -- The Exchange of Goods and Services : Trade -- Humans as Property : Slavery -- Jockeying for Position : Political Change, 1650-1775 -- Manufacturing a New World Economy, 1750-1914 -- From Scarcity to Surplus : Modern Agriculture -- Creation and Collapse : Revolutions and Political Change, 1775-1860 -- "Haves" and "Have Not's" : Power Relations and Imperialism, 1800-Present -- New Forms of Control : Decolonization and Economic Dominance, 1775-1914 -- Privation and Powerlessness in an Age of Plenty : Political Change, 1860-1945 -- "Machines as the Measure of Men"? : The Changing Basis of Industrial Power, 1914-Present -- Paying for it All : Taxation and the Making of the Modern World -- The Age of the Superpowers : Political Change, 1945-2001 -- Left in the Lurch : Decolonization, 1914-Present -- Anxieties and Opportunities in the Twenty-First Century.

This book spans maritime history, covering major seafaring peoples and nations; famous explorers, travelers, and commanders; events, battles, and wars; key technologies, including famous ships; important processes and ongoing events, such as piracy and the slave trade

This short and well-written overview provides essential information on the history of international organizations (IOs), with particular focus on the League of Nations, the development of the United Nations, and the UN system. Starting at the beginning of the twentieth century, when there were very few international organizations in existence, A World Beyond Borders traces the growth of IOs through to the close of the century, when there were literally thousands at the heart of the international system. Following this chronological order, the book examines how international organizations became the major legal, moral, and cultural forces that they are today, involved in all aspects of international relations including peacekeeping, disarmament, peace resolution, human rights, diplomacy, and environmentalism. This book is the first in the Canadian Historical Association / University of Toronto Press International Themes and Issues Series, which is dedicated to publishing concise, focused overviews of topics that are of international significance in the study of history