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Globalization in world history /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stearns, Peter N.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Globalization > History.
World history.
International economic relations > History.
Economic history.
Human beings > Migrations > History.
International relations > History.
Intercultural communication > History.
Culture diffusion > History.
Diseases and history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Globalization and the challenge to historical analysis
  • Emerging patterns of contact, 1200 BCE-1000 CE : a preparatory phase
  • 1000 CE as turning point : the birth of globalization?
  • 1500 as turning point : the birth of globalization?
  • The 1850s as turning point : the birth of globalization?
  • Globalization since the 1940s : a new global history?
  • Conclusion: The historical perspective.