The Origins of the Modern World

A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century

av Robert B Marks (häftad, 2006)

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This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the "rise of the West" is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles. Robert B. Marks defines the modern world as one marked by industry, the nation state, interstate warfare, a large and growing gap between the wealthiest and poorest parts of the world, and an escape from "the biological old regime." He explains its origins by emphasizing contingencies (such as the conquest of the New World); the broad comparability of the most advanced regions in China, India, and Europe; the reasons why England was able to escape from common ecological constraints facing all of those regions by the 18th century; and a conjuncture of human and natural forces that solidified a gap between the industrialized and non-industrialized parts of the world. Now in a new edition that brings the saga of the modern world to the present, the book considers how and why the United States emerged as a world power in the twentieth century and became the sole superpower by the twenty-first century. Once again arguing that the rise of the United States to global hegemon was contingent, not inevitable, Marks also points to the resurgence of Asia and the vastly changed relationship of humans to the environment that may, in the long run, overshadow any political and economic milestones of the past hundred years. E-mail textbooks@rowman.com for a username and password to access the instructor site

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Efterkrigstidens historia under 1900-talet: 1945 - 2000

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Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 240
Utg.datum: 2006-07-01
Upplaga: 2 Rev ed
Förlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustrationer: illustrations
Dimensioner: 226 x 150 x 11 mm
Vikt: 320 g
Antal komponenter: 1
ISBN: 9780742554191

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PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION A very useful tool for world history courses, undergraduate and graduate, as well as offering new concepts for scholars still locked in rigid territorial or national studies... The composition in this concise book is clear and topics are interestingly presented, while the source references make it useful for classroom research projects... A helpful account of the principles and organization of trade in world history, written from a global perspective. -- Mary Watrous-Schlesinger World History Connected PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION The best easily readable overview of the Eurocentric vs. World History debate yet. It should become a standard supplement in the college world history market. -- Dennis O. Flynn, University of the Pacific PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION This is a concise and thought-provoking treatment of some major themes in world history: state-building, industrialization, environmental change, and the transformation of material life. The treatment of global inequality as a phenomenon in its own right?not just as a residue of more 'development' having occurred in some places than others?gives the book an important additional dimension. And as a single-authored work, it has a consistent and engaging voice that is hardto find in standard textbooks. -- Kenneth L. Pomeranz, University of California, Irvine PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION An absorbing, crisp, and compact account of how the modern world got to be the way it is. This is the most accessible and comprehensive book yet written that takes into account the recent departures in world history scholarship. Marks sees the world as a whole, and paints a clear and compelling panorama of the transformations that changed history between 1400 and 1900. -- John R. McNeill, Georgetown University PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION Splendid, fresh, forceful, and efficient. Marks has a clear focus on the Eurocentrism of most of the textbooks on world history and he has developed an effective, solidly grounded strategy to counter the problem. The ideas are challenging, and the prose is readable and engaging. Ideal for introductory surveys of world history. -- Edward L. Farmer, University of Minnesota By far the best of the current world history books on the market. Its main strengths lie in its non-Eurocentric viewpoint, its clear narrative, and its brevity. I would (and have) unreservedly recommended the book to colleagues teaching in the field, as well as to others seeking a quick introduction to the history of the world. -- Sarah Kovner, University of Florida PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION Terrific! It's far and away the best of its type I've found in over thirty years of teaching. It's clear, succinct, and yet wonderfully comprehensive. It brings together all the current thinking in world history in about as nice a package as can be imagined. -- Paul Solon, Macalester College PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION I am delighted and excited by this book-it provides such an excellent overview of what world history is all about. The economy of the writing, the great balance the book displays in juggling an enormous agenda, and the elucidation of concepts are superb. -- Ewa K. Bacon, Lewis University Praise for the first edition Marks convincingly discredits the standard Eurocentric narrative of mainstream historians, replacing it with a balanced story that places Asia at the centre prior to the 1800s and Europe (then, America) at the centre thereafter. [The author uses] a cogent, accessible style grounded in key historical concepts such as contingency, conjuncture, and accident. -- James L. Huffman Pacific Affairs Praise for the first edition A very useful tool for world history courses, undergraduate and graduate, as well as offering new concepts for scholars still locked in rigid territorial or national studies... The composition in this concise book is clear and topics are interestingly presented, while the source references make it useful for classroom research pr

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Robert B. Marks is Richard and Billie Deihl Professor of History at Whittier College.

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Chapter 1 The Material and Trading Worlds, circa 1400 Chapter 2 Starting with China Chapter 3 Empires, States, and the New World, 1500-1775 Chapter 4 The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences, 1750-1850 Chapter 5 The Gap Chapter 6 The Great Departure Chapter 7 Conclusion: Change and Continuities

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