Globalization in world history

Häftad bok. London ; New York : Routledge. 2010. 168 sidor.

Mycket gott skick. Tillsynes obläddrat exemplar///Förlagets beskrivning: The idea of globalization is currently inescapable, though the term and the theory attached date back only to the 1990s. History helps clarify where globalization comes from, how it relates to broad processes of change, and why it rouses controversy. In Globalization in World History, Peter N. Steams argues that although the term is A relatively new one, the process of globalization has roots much further back in tinie. He shows how tracing this process of change can also help to define the concept of globalizadon as we understand it today. The book examines major changes in global interactions from 1000 CE onward, and defines four major turning points that have accelerated the process of globalization Issues covered include • The factors that have shaped the process of globalization — including economics, migration, disease transmission, culture, the environment and politics. • How and why reactions to globalization differ across societies. Regions
examined include Japan, the Middle East, Africa and China. The advantages and disadvantages brought by globalization
This book is a vital contribution to the study of world history, and is a useful companion for students of politics and sociology, Peter N. Steams is Provost and Professor of History at George Mason University. He is co-author ofPremodern Travel in World History (2008), and author of Sexuality in World History (2009), Gender in World History (2nd edition 2006), Consumerism m World History (2nd edition 2006), Childhood in World History (2005)» and Western Civilization in World History (2003), all in this series. Other recent publications include The Global Experience (2005) and World History in Brief '(2007). Themes in World History Series Editor: Peter N. Steams The Themes in World History series provides exciting, new and wide-ranging
surveys of the important themes of world history. Each theme is examined over a broad period of time allowing analysis of continuities and change, and introduces students to historians' methods and debates in their context.