The Global History Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415314596 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 312 str.

Bruce Mazlish; Akira Iriye

Opis

Using a collection of essays from an international range of contributors, this student reader puts globalization in its historical context and examines the history of the world in key themes that transcend national boundaries.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Question of Periodization  2. Time and Space  3. The Information Revolution  4. Multinational Enterprises  5. Migrations  6. Consumerism  7. The Natural Environment  8. Human Rights  9. Non-Governmental Organizations  10. Internationalism  11. Global Culture  12. The Globalization of Disease  13. Terrorism  14. Syntheses and Conclusions

O autorze

Akira Iriye is Professor of American history and Chair of the History Department at Harvard University. Bruce Mazlish is a senior professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specialising in intellectual history and world history.