Globalization : a short history /
Jürgen Osterhammel and Niels P. Peterson ; translated by Dona Geyer.
Bok Engelsk 2005 Jürgen. Osterhammel,· Electronic books
| Originaltittel | [ Geschichte der Globalisierung. .] English
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| Utgitt | Princeton, N.J. : : Princeton University Press, , c2005.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xi, 182 p. )
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| Opplysninger | Translation of: Geschichte der Globalisierung.. - "Globalization" : circumnavigating a term. A diagnosis of the present and a term for a historical process ; The core concept and the controversies -- The dimensions of globalization. World system-- imperialism-- global history ; Networks and interaction spheres ; Historical periods -- The development and establishment of worldwide connections until 1750. Long-distance trade, empires, ecumenes ; Gunpowder empires and maritime domains ; Holes in the net -- 1750-1880 : imperialism, industrialization, and free trade. Early world politics and Atlantic revolutions ; The far-reaching impact of the Industrial Revolution ; Empires and nation-states ; The emergence of a world economy -- 1880-1945 : global capitalism and global crises. The experience of globality, global economy, and world politics at the turn of the century ; Imperialism and world war ; 1918-1945 : global crises and conflicts ; The "American century" -- 1945 to the mid-1970s : globalization split in two. POlitical spaces : power blocs, nation-states, and transnational movements ; The institutions of the global economy ; Sociocultural globalization? -- Conclusion. A new millennium ; On the road to a global age? ; Globalization : putting the concept into perspective.. - "Arguing that the world did not turn "global" overnight, the book traces the emergence of globalization over the past seven or eight centuries. In fact, the authors write, the phenomenon can be traced back to early modern large-scale trading, for example, the silk trade between China and the Mediterranean region, the shipping routes between the Arabian Peninsula and India, and the more frequently traveled caravan routes of the Near East and North Africa - all conduits for people, goods, coins, artwork, and ideas." "Osterhammel and Petersson argue that the period from 1750 to 1880 - an era characterized by the development of free trade and the long-distance impact of the industrial revolution - represented an important phase in the globalization phenomenon." "This book will appeal to historians, economists, and anyone in the social sciences who is interested in the historical emergence of globalization."--Jacket.
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| ISBN | 9780691121659 (pbk.). - 9781400824328 (ebk.)
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