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Description for Global History
* A overview of the history of the world in 200 pages * Written in a lively and accessible way * A great introduction for those who want to have a brief background to the origins and interactions of many cultures * Concludes by exploring the extent to which we now live in a global society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
This short book offers a clear and engaging introduction to the history of humankind, from the earliest movements of people to the contemporary epoch of globalization. Cowen traces this complex history in a manner which offers both a compelling narrative and an analytical and comparative treatment. Drawing on a new perspective on global history, he traces the intersection of change in economics, politics and human beliefs, examining the formation, enlargement and limits of human societies. Global History shows how much of human history encompasses three intersecting forces - trading networks, expanding political empires and crusading creeds.
This short book offers a clear and engaging introduction to the history of humankind, from the earliest movements of people to the contemporary epoch of globalization. Cowen traces this complex history in a manner which offers both a compelling narrative and an analytical and comparative treatment. Drawing on a new perspective on global history, he traces the intersection of change in economics, politics and human beliefs, examining the formation, enlargement and limits of human societies. Global History shows how much of human history encompasses three intersecting forces - trading networks, expanding political empires and crusading creeds.
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Publication date
2001
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745628059
SKU
V9780745628059
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15
About Noel Cowen
Noel Cowen writes from long experience and observation, early on as a newspaper reporter, later as a civil servant in the Treasury working on problems of postwar reconstruction in a global context, and at the Ministry of Education seeking to develop the teaching of world history, and finally as an independent researcher, writer and speaker.
Reviews for Global History
"This great little book is well-written, erudite and provides a sweeping historical survey which anyone with an interest in world history will find a very valuable introduction."
Professor Anthony McGrew, Politics Department, Southampton University "This is a good contribution to theories of globalization, bringing an important historical dimension to approaches that are often ahistorical. The additional focus ... Read more
Professor Anthony McGrew, Politics Department, Southampton University "This is a good contribution to theories of globalization, bringing an important historical dimension to approaches that are often ahistorical. The additional focus ... Read more