Global History: A Short Overview

✍ Scribed by Cowen, Noel

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Civilizations; World systems; Global history; An overview; The narrative; THE CLASSICAL ERA; PART I: The Primary Concern; 1 Global Odyssey; 2 Civilized Centres; 3 Rulers and Myths; The primary concern; PART II: The Political Prospect; 4 Hostile Encounters; 5 Communication Network; 6 Global Response; The political prospect; PART III: The Religious Factor; 7 Creeds of Empire; 8 Crossing Frontiers; 9 Division and Decline; The religious factor; From Classical to Modern; THE MODERN ERA; PART IV: New Beginnings; 10 Movement of Peoples.

✦ Table of Contents

Title page
Copyright page
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Civilizations
World systems
Global history
An overview
The narrative
THE CLASSICAL ERA
PART I: The Primary Concern
1 Global Odyssey
2 Civilized Centres
3 Rulers and Myths
The primary concern
PART II: The Political Prospect
4 Hostile Encounters
5 Communication Network
6 Global Response
The political prospect
PART III: The Religious Factor
7 Creeds of Empire
8 Crossing Frontiers
9 Division and Decline
The religious factor
From Classical to Modern
THE MODERN ERA
PART IV: New Beginnings
10 Movement of Peoples. 11 Economic Breakthrough12 Church and State
New beginnings
PART V: Wider Identities
13 Centuries of Empire
14 Tools of Empire
15 Creeds of Empire
Wider identities
PART VI: Global Tendencies
16 The World Economy
17 Hostile Encounters
18 Communication Network
Global tendencies
Conclusion
Civilization and globalization
Economic pressures
Political problems
The belief factor
Phases and factors
Bibliography
Index.

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