TY - BOOK AU - Stearns,Peter N. TI - Globalization in world history T2 - Themes in world history SN - 9781138674288 (hardback) U1 - 303.48209 STE.G 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New York PB - Taylor and Francis Group KW - Globalization KW - World history KW - International economic relations KW - Economic history KW - Human beings KW - International relations KW - Intercultural communication KW - Culture diffusion KW - Diseases and history N1 - 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 ER -