Origins of the Modern World A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century

Name: Origins of the Modern World A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century
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ISBN: 9780742554191

ISBN-10: 0742554198

ISBN-13: 9780742554191

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Robert B. Marks, Robert B. Marks

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This clearly written and engaging book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world. Unlike most studies, which assume that the rise of the West is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship

Book details

List price: $29.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/27/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.05" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



List of Figures and Maps


Preface


Preface to the Second Edition


Introduction: The Rise of the West?



The Material and Trading Worlds, circa 1400



Starting with China



Empires, States, and the New World, 1500-1775



The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences, 1750-1850



The Gap



The Great Departure


Conclusion: Changes and Continuities


Index


About the Author