Examines major changes in global interactions from 1000 CE onward, and defines four major turning points that have accelerated the process of globalization. INDICE: 1. Globalization and the Challenge to Historical Analysis 2. Emerging Patterns of Contact, 1200 BCE -- 1000 CE: a preparatory phase 3. 1000 CE as Turning Point: the birth of globalization? 4. 1500 as Turning Point: the birth of globalization? 5. The 1850s as Turning Point: the birth of globalization? 6. Globalization since the 1940s: a new global history? 7. Conclusion: The Historical Perspective
- ISBN: 978-0-415-77918-0
- Editorial: Routledge
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 176
- Fecha Publicación: 20/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés