Documents in World History: The modern centuries, from 1500 to the present

African agriculture Alexander Radishchev Arab authority become British capitalist China Chinese Chinua Achebe citizens civilizations Copyright corregidores cultural documents East economic empire established Europe European factory faith force foreign forms freedom give gubernia Henequen Hindu human ideas important India Indian individual industrial institutions intellectual Islamic Jamal ad-Din Janissaries Japan Japanese John Locke Kilwa King labor land landlords Latin America leader learned live major masters Matteo Ricci means mills modern movement Muslim nation nature nineteenth century nobles officials opium organization Ottoman Ottoman Empire passive resistance peasants people's commune period persons piastres political principles production reason religion religious Reprinted by permission responsible revolution revolutionary Russian Selection serfs Slav social socialist society Soviet Stalin struggle Sultan things trade traditional truth twentieth century understand village West Western women workers world history