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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100415779189

ISBN-139780415779180

eBay Product ID (ePID)74251793

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Book TitleGlobalization in World History

Number of Pages168 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicCommunication Studies, Political Economy, Economic History, Human Geography, Globalization, International Relations / General, General, World

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Business & Economics, History

AuthorPeter N. Stearns

Book SeriesThemes in World History Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-019851

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal303.48/209

Table Of Content1. Globalization and the Challenge to Historical Analysis 2. Emerging Patterns of Contact, 1200 BCE - 1000 CE: A Preparatory Phase 3. 1000 CE as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? 4. 1500 as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? 5. The 1850s as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? 6. Globalization since the 1940s: A New Global History? 7. Conclusion: The Historical Perspective

SynopsisThe idea of globalization is currently inescapable, though the term and the theory attached date back only to the 1990s. History helps clarify where globalization comes from, how it relates to broad processes of change, and why it rouses controversy. In Globalization in World History, Peter N. Stearns argues that although the term is a relatively new one, the process of globalization has roots much further back in time. He shows how tracing this process of change can also help to define the concept of globalization as we understand it today. The book examines major changes in global interactions from 1000 CE onward, and defines four major turning points that have accelerated the process of globalization. Issues covered include: which factors have shaped the process of globalization - including economics, migration, disease transmission, culture, the environment and politics how and why reactions to globalization differ across societies - regions examined include Japan, the Middle East, Africa and China the advantages and disadvantages brought by globalization. The book is a vital contribution to the study of world history, and is a useful companion for students of politics and sociology., Globalization in World History examines major changes in global interactions from 1000 CE onward, and defines four major turning points that have accelerated the process of globalization. It argues that although the term is a relatively new one, the process of globalization has roots much further back in time., The idea of globalization is currently inescapable, though the term and the theory attached date back only to the 1990s. History helps clarify where globalization comes from, how it relates to broad processes of change, and why it rouses controversy. In Globalization in World History , Peter N. Stearns argues that although the term is a relatively new one, the process of globalization has roots much further back in time. He shows how tracing this process of change can also help to define the concept of globalization as we understand it today. The book examines major changes in global interactions from 1000 CE onward, and defines four major turning points that have accelerated the process of globalization. Issues covered include: which factors have shaped the process of globalization - including economics, migration, disease transmission, culture, the environment and politics how and why reactions to globalization differ across societies - regions examined include Japan, the Middle East, Africa and China the advantages and disadvantages brought by globalization. The book is a vital contribution to the study of world history, and is a useful companion for students of politics and sociology.

LC Classification NumberJZ1318.S73 2009