This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. 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 on Asia, Africa, [...]

This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. 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 on Asia, Africa, [...]

Robert Marks lykkes i denne boka i å skrive både lettlest og grundig om intet mindre enn verdens utvikling - og han gjør det i et genuint globalt perspektiv. Boka viser for det første at globalisering ikke er noe som startet sent i forrige århundre, men at det har røtter langt tilbake. Han for[...]