Peter Gran is professor of history at Temple University. He is the author of Islamic Roots of Capitalism: Egypt, 1760-1840 and Beyond Eurocentrism: A New Modern World History, both published by Syracuse University Press.

The breadth of discussion in the text, combined with the breadth of citations in the notes, make this a world historian's world history. - Patrick Manning, author of Navigating World History

Peter Gran is professor of history at Temple University. He is the author of Islamic Roots of Capitalism: Egypt, 1760-1840 and Beyond Eurocentrism: A New Modern World History, both published by Syracuse University Press.

The breadth of discussion in the text, combined with the breadth of citations in the notes, make this a world historian's world history. - Patrick Manning, author of Navigating World History

Peter Gran is professor of history at Temple University. He is the author of Islamic Roots of Capitalism: Egypt, 1760-1840 and Beyond Eurocentrism: A New Modern World History, both published by Syracuse University Press.

The breadth of discussion in the text, combined with the breadth of citations in the notes, make this a world historian's world history. - Patrick Manning, author of Navigating World History