Globalization in world history / Peter Stearns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stearns, Peter N., author.

Series:

Themes in world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--History.

Globalization.

History.

World history.

International economic relations--History.

International economic relations.

Economic history.

Human beings--Migrations--History.

Human beings.

International relations--History.

International relations.

Intercultural communication--History.

Intercultural communication.

Culture diffusion--History.

Culture diffusion.

Diseases and history.

Human beings--Migrations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

202 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"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. Exploring how four moments in history have accelerated the process of globalization, Stearns's narrative details how factors such as economics, migration, disease transmission, culture, the environment, and politics have influenced the nature of globalization as we understand it today. This updated edition includes: Updates to the whole study with appropriate recent references New brief transition sections that focus attention on the Mongol period, debates over the role of the 18th century, and the partial retreat from globalization after World War I A new final chapter that deals with the rise in attacks on globalization during the most recent decade, from populist objections to the implications of growing authoritarianism, raising the question of whether a new transition is taking shape around us today Through an interdisciplinary approach that links political, sociological, and historical perspectives, Stearns provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and the historical factors that have shaped it. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of world history, economic history, and political economy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Globalization and the Challenge to Historical Analysis p. 1

2 Emerging Patterns of Contact, 1200 BCE-1000 CE: A Preparatory Phase p. 11

3 1000 CE as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? p. 28

4 Transition: The Mongol Period p. 57

5 1500 as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? p. 61

6 A Late-Eighteenth Century Transition p. 89

7 The 1850s as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? p. 98

8 The Great Retreat, 1914-1945, and a New Transition p. 133

9 Globalization Since the 1940s: A New Global History? p. 139

10 A New Retreat? Another Decade of Disruption p. 179

11 Conclusion: The Historical Perspective p. 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Stearns, Peter N., Globalization in world history

ISBN:

9780367271862

0367271869

9780367279868

036727986X

OCLC:

1108811489