Voices of A People's History of the World: since 1400 [Paperback]

.History is only as good as its sources. Primary sources are a necessary and essential part of global history in part because of students' lack of familiarity with distant places and themes. But primary sources are even more fundamental to history from below. Whenever possible, this book uses the words of individuals who experienced or witnessed the event or issue under discussion.About the EditorHow to Read a Primary SourceChapter 1. Isolation, Regionalism, and Exploration: The World in 14001.1 Fei Xin, Description of the Starry Raft (1436)1.2 Nicolas V, Romanus Pontifex (1455)1.3 Gonzalez, Journey through Khorassan (1403)1.4 Pegolotti, Merchant Handbook (c. 1340)1.5 The Founding of Tenochtitlan1.6 Battuta, On Hajj (1326)Chapter 2. Religious Practice in the Modern World2.1 Deliberations of the Council of Constance: Sentence against John Hus (1415)2.2 Motoori Norinaga, Kami (1798)2.3 Rmakrishna, The World as Seen by a Mystic (1880s)2.4 Qutb, Jihad in the Cause of God (1964)2.5 Animal Sacrifice in the Book of Bereishit (Genesis)2.6 Spain's Efforts to Eliminate Idolatry in New Granada (1595)2.7 de la Masa on Santa Rosa of Lima (1617)2.8 Tri Hai, Why We Must Revive Buddhism (1938)Chapter 3. Imperialism and the Evolution of Empire, 1500-18003.1 Capitulations of the Republic of Florence with the Sultan of Egypt (1488)3.2 de Champlain Fights for the Huron Against the Iroquois3.3 Letter from the Council of Huejotzingo to the King of Spain (1560)3.4 Spanish Requerimiento (1510)3.5 Alonzo Ortiz Writes to His Wife, Leonor Gonz?lez (1574?)3.6 Indigenous Rebellion in the Andes Mountains (1781)3.7 Tlaxcalan ConspiratorsChapter 4. The Emergence and Spread of Gunpowder Empires: Political Change, 1500-16504.1 The Sword Collection Edict4.2 Babur's Autobiography4.3 Emperor Jahangir, Policies Towards the Hindus4.4 Letter of Queen Ana Nzinga of Ndongo to the Governor General of Angola4.5 Dissension at thel