Long Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914

Trevor R. Getz is Professor of History at San Francisco State University, USA. He is a historian of modern Africa and the world. He is the author of Abina and the Important Men, the first of Oxford University Press’ new Graphic Histories series and winner of the James Harvey Robinson Prize from the American Historical Association.Bennett Sherry is an independent scholar and lead content author for the OER Project. He received his PhD in world history from the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

1st edition reviews:‘With great subtlety Trevor Getz has taken a common European-focused periodization - the long nineteenth century - and turned it on its head. The text is organized according to recognizable key themes of the period, from political, economic, environmental and intellectual history. While there is plenty of interesting European history here, the book is striking in the key roles assigned to peoples of Africa, Latin America, and Asia. In sum, this is a highly readable global history of the period that belongs on the shelves and in the classrooms of every serious world historian.’

• What is this Book?Introduction1. Empire and Imperialism2. Nationalism and the Nation-stateInterlude 1: The French Law of 23 February 20053. Faith and QuestionInterlude 2: Fundamentalism4. Industrialization5. Capitalism and SocialismInterlude 3: Memorializing Marx6. Migration and Mobility 7. Changing Environments8. Explaining the WorldEpilogue: The Origins of the First World WarIndex