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This Is The Ebook Of The Printed Book And May Not Include Any Media, Website Access Codes, Or Print Supplements That May Come Packaged With The Bound Book. Takes An Encounters Approach To Studying The Modern World. Cross-cultural Encounters In Modern World History Explores Cultural Contact As An Agent Of Change. It Takes An Encounters Approach To World History Since 1500, Rather Than A Political One, To Reveal Different Perspectives And Experiences As Well As Key Patterns And Transformations. The Text Focuses On First Encounters That Suggest Long-term Developments. Because Of The Complexities Of These Encounters, The Author Takes A User-friendly Approach To Keep The Text Accessible To Students With Varying Backgrounds In History. Learning Goals Upon Completing This Book Readers Will Be Able To: Understand The Dynamics Of Cultural Contact And Exchange As Agents Of Historical Change View Cultural Encounters As More Than A Political Struggle Between Dominant And Subordinate People See The Impact Of First Encounters And Longer-term, Macro-historical Encounters Note: Mysearchlab Does Not Come Automatically Packaged With This Text. To Purchase Mysearchlab, Please Visit: Www.mysearchlab.com Or You Can Purchase A Valuepack Of The Text + Mysearchlab (at No Additional Cost): Valuepack Isbn-10: 0205248403 / Valuepack Isbn-13: 9780205248407.