Stearns, Peter N.

Globalization in world history / Peter N. Stearns. - Second edition. - New York: Taylor and Francis Group, 2017. - 191 pages ; - Themes in world history .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9781138674288 (hardback) 9781138674295 (paperback)


Globalization
World history.
International economic relations
Economic history.
Human beings
International relations
Intercultural communication
Culture diffusion
Diseases and history.

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