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In this third edition of Globalization in World History, Peter Stearns explores the roots of contemporary globalization, examining shifts in the global flow of people, goods and ideas as early as 1000 CE. This bookprovides a comprehensive overview of globalization and the historical factors that have shaped it.
Sommario
- Globalization and the Challenge to Historical Analysis
- Emerging Patterns of Contact, 1200 BCE - 1000 CE: a preparatory phase
- 1000 CE as Turning Point: the birth of globalization?
- Transition: the Mongol Period
- 1500 as Turning Point: the birth of globalization?
- A Late-18th Century Transition
- The 1850s as Turning Point: the birth of globalization?
- The Great Retreat, 1914-1945, and a New Transition
- Globalization since the 1940s: a new global history?
- A New Retreat? Another Decade of Disruption
- Conclusion: The Historical Perspective
Index
Info autore
Peter N. Stearns is University Professor of History at George Mason University. He has written widely on issues in world history and regularly teaches courses on various facets of globalization.
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In this third edition of Globalization in World History, Peter Stearns explores the roots of contemporary globalization, examining shifts in the global flow of people, goods and ideas as early as 1000 CE. This book provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and the historical factors that have shaped it.
