| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Defining documents in world history |
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Defining documents in world history.
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| Contents |
Volume 1. Europe. Concordat of 1801 -- Treaty of Paris -- Battle of Navarino -- June Rebellion of 1832 as described in Les Misérables (1862) -- Account of the Irish Potato Famine -- The Communist Manifesto -- Louis Kossuth-Speech at a Dinner Given in His Honor by the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. -- The Charge of the Light Brigade -- Manifesto of the Paris Commune -- King Victor Emmanuel II: Address to Parliament -- Treaty of Frankfurt -- The Conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 -- The Dual Alliance -- John Morley on Irish Home Rule -- Franco-Russian Alliance -- J'accuse! -- Convention with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land -- Asia. Treaty of Waitangi -- Treaty of Nanking -- An Account of U.S.-China Trade Negotiations -- Economic Program of the Taiping Rebels -- Karl Marx on British Rule in India -- Convention of Kanagawa -- Meiji Charter Oath -- Theodor Herzl on the Jewish State -- China's Hundred Days' Reform -- "The White Man's Burden" -- Open Door Note |
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Volume 2. Africa. Firman of Appointment of Muhammad Ali as Pasha of Egypt -- Proposal for the Establishment of a Native Army in Algeria -- Letter Threatening Military Reprisals by French on Moroccan Pirates -- Moshweshewe: Letter to George Grey -- Images of Forces and Actions in the Anglo-Zulu War -- General Act of the Conference of Berlin -- The Death of General Gordon at Khartoum -- Letter from King Leopold to M. Beenaert -- The Battle of Omdurman -- The Fashoda Incident -- Samori Ture Captured -- The Americas. Louisiana Purchase Treaty -- Haitian Declaration of Independence -- Cartagena Manifesto -- Speech in Congress on the War of 1812 -- Treaty of Ghent -- Simón Bolívar: Address at Angostura -- Treaty of Córdoba -- The Monroe Doctrine -- On Texas Independence -- Documents relating to the Canadian Rebellions, 1837-1838 -- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -- Benito Juárez on La Reforma -- The Cornerstone of the Confederacy -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- Letters from Napoleon III regarding French Interests in Mexico -- Treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the Suppression of the Slave Trade -- The Alaska Purchase -- Constitution Act (Canada) -- Queen Liliuokalani to President Benjamin Harrison -- Montecristi Manifesto -- Treaty of Paris -- The "Díaz System" in Mexico |
| Summary |
This title offers analysis of a broad range of historical documents and historic events from a century during which slavery was abolished and the Industrial Revolution gave rise to the middle class. Includes legal codes, letters, speeches, constitutions, reports, and books that impacted the world throughout the nineteenth century, from the Napoleonic code to Darwin's Descent of Man. Articles are organized into four regional groupings: Europe, Asia, Africa, and America |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 7, 2018) |
| Subject |
History, Modern -- 19th century -- Sources
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Civilization, Modern -- 19th century -- Sources
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HISTORY -- World.
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Civilization, Modern
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History, Modern
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| Genre/Form |
Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shally-Jensen, Michael, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781682176979 |
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1682176975 |
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