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Book SynopsisThe Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic sources as well as European ones, and insists on depth in historical analysis. The Prospect of Global History will speak to those interested in medieval and ancient history as well as modern history. Chapters range from historical sociology to economic history, from medieval to modern times, from European expansion to constitutional history, and from the United States across South Asia to China.
Trade ReviewThe Prospect of Global History has much to offer those in the field, and I have no doubt that Osterhammel's chapter alone will be mandatory for all students of global history to read in years to come. * Alexandra Leonzini, Global Histories *
Table of ContentsPart I 1: James Belich, John Darwin, Chris Wickham: Introduction 2: Jürgen Osterhammel: Global History and Historical Sociology 3: Kevin O'Rourke: The Economist and Global History Part II 4: Nicholas Purcell: Unnecessary Dependences: Illustrating Circulation in Pre-Modern Large-Scale History 5: Robert I. Moore: A Global Middle Ages? 6: James Belich: The Black Death and European Expansion 7: Matthew W. Mosca: The Qing Empire and Early Modern Global History Part III 8: Francis Robinson: Global History from an Islamic Angle 9: Anthony G. Hopkins: The Real American Empire 10: Linda Colley: Writing Constitutions and Writing World History 11: John Darwin: Afterword
