Volume 1. Europe. Concordat of 1801 -- Treaty of Paris -- Battle of Navarino -- June Rebellion of 1832 as described in Les Mis�erables (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 -- Theodore Herzl on the Jewish State -- China's Hundred Day's Reform -- "The White Man's Burden" -- Open door note. 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 -- Sim�on Bol�ivar: Address at Angostura -- Treaty of C�ordoba -- The Monroe Doctrine -- On Texas Independence -- Documents relating to the Canadian rebellions, 1837-1838 -- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -- Benito Ju�arez 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 "D�iaz System" in Mexico.
Summary:
"The 19th century was an era of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention that laid the groundwork for the technological advances of the 20th century as well as important social and political reforms. This 2-volume set offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents, including 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. The 19th Century offers in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents and historic events that make up the story of a century during which slavery is abolished and the Industrial Revolution gives rise to the middle class. The fervor of the early days of the French Revolution has begun to wane, and Napoleon works to strike an accord with Pope Pius VII. England continues its program of empire building in Asia, while unrest and the potato famine bring on calls for Irish Home Rule. Revolutions and rebellions in China change the global balance of power away from that nation for more than a century. Communism and Marxism are on the rise, and in the United States, nation-building continues with the Louisiana and Alaska purchases." -- Publisher's description
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