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" Cultures in motion : "
Peter N. Stearns
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BL
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626649
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Stearns, Peter N
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Cultures in motion : : mapping key contacts and their imprints in world history /\ Peter N. Stearns
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vii, 120 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 23 x 28 cm
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0300082282
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: 9780300082289
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: 0300082290
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: 9780300082296
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-115) and index
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| Contents
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Early cultural contacts through the classical period -- Egypt and the Middle East: the contact with early Greece -- Hellenistic-Indian encounter -- Buddhism and new cultural contacts in Asia -- Jewish diaspora -- Spread of Christianity -- Postclassical and early modern periods, 450-1750 CE -- Spread of Islam -- Christianity and the Americas -- Spread of science -- African diaspora -- Modern centuries -- Spread of nationalism -- Imperialist ideas about women -- Development of international art -- Spread of Marxism -- International consumer culture
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Civilization
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Acculturation-- History
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909
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CB151.S75 2001
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