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World Social Change Ser.: The Origins of the Modern World : A Global and...
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- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Very Good+ Text is clean. Cover shows almost no shelfwear, slight sunning to spine.”
- ISBN
- 9780742517547
- Book Title
- Origins of the Modern World : a Global and Ecological Narrative
- Book Series
- World Social Change Ser.
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Business & Economics, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Civilization, Economic History, Sociology / General, Asia / General, Economic Conditions, Modern / General, Europe / General
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Item Weight
- 10.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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This clearly written and engaging book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world. 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 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0742517543
ISBN-13
9780742517547
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2214509
Product Key Features
Book Title
Origins of the Modern World : a Global and Ecological Narrative
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Civilization, Economic History, Sociology / General, Asia / General, Economic Conditions, Modern / General, Europe / General
Book Series
World Social Change Ser.
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
D203.M37 2002
Reviews
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., Sets out an analytical framework that is accessible to students while providing an approach to world history that aspires to be truly global. Remarkable in [its] presentation of coherent global narratives in less than two hundred pages. Marks's book has a strong emphasis on economic factors and Western coercion and exploitation and has a clear analytical framework. Closely accompanied by lecture and discussion, it could be used to frame a world history course for the period after 1400., 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., 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., 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., 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., 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 hard to find in standard textbooks., 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.
Copyright Date
2002
Lccn
2001-048798
Dewey Decimal
940.2
Dewey Edition
21
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