A Companion to Global Historical Thought provides an in-depth overview of the development of historical thinking from the earliest times to the present, across the world, directly addressing the issues of historical thought in a globalized context.

• Provides an overview of the development of historical thinking from the earliest times to the present, across the world, through essays written by a team of leading international scholars
• Complements the Companion to Western Historical Thought, placing non-Western perspectives on historiography at the center of the...

This volume draws together some of the leading scholars to examine how Marxism was interpreted in East Asia, how it impacted on complex historical processes in East Asian countries, and how to use Marxism to understand East Asia in a global capitalist world, particularly in our contemporary increasingly interconnected societies.

The volume presents a new combination of materials from various disciplinary backgrounds and historical/national contexts that shed light on new readings and explorations on Marx, as well as the understanding of the complex dynamics of global...