Description
A groundbreaking guide to world history through regional geography and interdisciplinary insight
World Historical Geography: Regional Trends and Global Themes examines world history through the lens of geography, where landforms, climates, and spatial relationships are not background elements but central agents of change. Bridging the humanities and natural sciences, this unique textbook integrates recent research in paleoclimatology, paleogenetics, and archaeology to uncover how physical and human geographies have shaped distinct historical trajectories across the globe. By foregrounding geography as both context and catalyst, Jaime Moreno-Tejada equips students to think critically about historical causality and regional specificity from a global perspective.
The text divides the world into twelve regions and follows a geographic path from Sub-Saharan Africa to the Caribbean. Each chapter identifies a dominant regional trend—including climate variation, political centralization, or mobility—and weaves it into a broader historical narrative. Throughout the book, 36 concise, interdisciplinary micro-essays (Global Themes) explore key concepts such as domestication, rivers, slavery, and ethnogenesis, both complementing the core material and providing flexible entry points for thematic exploration.
Providing a grounded yet expansive understanding of how geography continues to inform the human story, World Historical Geography: Regional Trends and Global Themes:
- Uses an interdisciplinary approach that connects environmental history, human geography, and historical narratives
- Emphasizes reflexive learning, with each chapter prompting students to question regional boundaries and pursue transregional connections.
- Organized regionally, with each chapter centered on one or two historical-geographic trends for targeted understanding
- Includes questions designed to foster both regional insight and global comparison at the end of each chapter
Offering unique global scope while maintaining depth of analysis within each region, World Historical Geography: Regional Trends and Global Themes is perfect for undergraduate and graduate courses in World History, World Geography, and Area Studies, as well as core curricula in History, Geography, and Global Studies programs.
Table of Contents
List of Maps xi
Preface xii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Sub- Saharan Africa 7
What Is Sub- Saharan Africa? 7
Beginnings 9
The Human Journey Across Tropical Africa 16
Dryland Kingdoms 18
Ethiopia and East Africa 22
The European Input 26
Sub- Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene 28
References 30
Global Themes
1.1 Disease 10
1.2 Climate 13
1.3 Globalizations 23
Chapter 2: North Africa and Southwest Asia 35
What Is North Africa and Southwest Asia? 35
The Early Levant 39
The Great Rivers 43
The Ancient Eastern Mediterranean 47
The Arab World 50
North Africa and Southwest Asia in the Anthropocene 54
References 56
Global Themes
2.1 Deserts 36
2.2 Domestications 41
2.3 The 4.2 ka event 45
Chapter 3: Europe 61
What Is Europe? 61
The Earliest Europeans 63
Southern Europe 68
Northern Europe 73
Europe in the Anthropocene 76
References 80
Global Themes
3.1 Hunting and gathering 67
3.2 Anthropogenic landscapes 70
3.3 Smoke pollution 77
Chapter 4: The Russian Domain 85
What Is the Russian Domain? 85
Eastern Europe and the Steppe 87
The Russian Core 92
The Russian Periphery: Siberia 95
The Russian Periphery: The Caucasus 99
The Russian Domain in the Anthropocene 100
References 104
Global Themes
4.1 Grasslands 89
4.2 Cold climates 97
4.3 The birth of the oil industry 101
Chapter 5: Central Asia 109
What Is Central Asia? 109
The Nomads’ Territory 111
Northwest China and the Silk Road 113
Iranians and Turks, Arabs and Mongols 119
Central Asia in the Anthropocene 124
References 128
Global Themes
5.1 Pastoralists 114
5.2 Languages 120
5.3 Irrigation 126
Chapter 6: East Asia 133
What Is East Asia? 133
China’s First Core: The Yellow River 135
China’s Second Core: The Yangzi River 139
The Northeast 144
East Asia in the Anthropocene 149
References 151
Global Themes
6.1 Erosion 137
6.2 Transportation 142
6.3 Volcanoes 148
Chapter 7: South Asia 155
What Is South Asia? 155
The Indus Valley 157
The Ganges Valley 159
Peninsular India 161
South Asia’s Second Millennium 165
South Asia in the Anthropocene 167
References 174
Global Themes
7.1 Religions 163
7.2 Famine 168
7.3 The Demographic Transition 170
Chapter 8: Southeast Asia 177
What Is Southeast Asia? 177
The Mainland: Foundations 179
The Mainland: The Mandala Kingdoms 183
Insular Southeast Asia 188
Southeast Asia in the Anthropocene 193
References 195
Global Themes
8.1 Swidden cultivation 181
8.2 Slaveries 186
8.3 Cities 190
Chapter 9: Australia and Oceania 199
What Is Australia and Oceania? 199
Sahul (Australia and New Guinea) 202
Ancient Oceania 207
Modern Pacific Geographies 210
Australia and Oceania in the Anthropocene 212
References 216
Global Themes
9.1 Islands 200
9.2 Geographies 205
9.3 Anthropology 213
Chapter 10: North America 221
What Is North America? 221
Prehistoric Geographies 223
Horses and Cattle: The Mexican Pattern 231
Private Land: The US Pattern 234
North America in the Anthropocene 239
References 241
Global Themes
10.1 Archaeology 225
10.2 The Little Ice Age 229
10.3 Frontiers 238
Chapter 11: Latin America 247
What Is Latin America? 247
Origins 249
Geographies of Social Complexity 252
Colonial Encounters 257
Latin America in the Anthropocene 262
References 263
Global Themes
11.1 Rivers 250
11.2 Highlands and hills 256
11.3 The potato and its impact 259
Chapter 12: The Caribbean 269
What Is the Caribbean? 269
The Archaic Caribbean 271
Colonial Geographies: 1500– 1650 275
Colonial Geographies: 1650– 1850 279
The Caribbean in the Anthropocene 284
References 286
Global Themes
12.1 Winds 271
12.2 Paleogenetics 277
12.3 Diaspora 283
Conclusion 289
Index 292
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