Book contents
- The Cambridge World HistoryVolume VII
- The Cambridge World History
- Production, Destruction, and Connection, 1750–Present
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Production, destruction, and connection, 1750–present: introduction
- Part I Material matrices
- Part II Population and disease
- Part III Politics
- Part IV World regions
- Index
- References
Part I - Material matrices
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Book contents
- The Cambridge World HistoryVolume VII
- The Cambridge World History
- Production, Destruction, and Connection, 1750–Present
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Production, destruction, and connection, 1750–present: introduction
- Part I Material matrices
- Part II Population and disease
- Part III Politics
- Part IV World regions
- Index
- References
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