History Writ Large

A review essay on books by (1) C. A. Bayly, The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons (Oxford: Blackwell, 2003); (2) David Christian, Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History (Berkeley: U California Press, 2003); (3) Dirk Hoerder, Cultures in Contact: World Mig...

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Published in:The Australian Journal of Politics and History 2005-03, Vol.51 (1), p.114-124
Main Author: Doumanis, Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:eng
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Summary:A review essay on books by (1) C. A. Bayly, The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons (Oxford: Blackwell, 2003); (2) David Christian, Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History (Berkeley: U California Press, 2003); (3) Dirk Hoerder, Cultures in Contact: World Migrations in the Second Millennium (Durham, NC: Duke U Press, 2002); & (4) Robbie Robertson, The Three Waves of Globalization: A History of a Developing Global Consciousness (London: Zed, 2003).
ISSN:0004-9522
1467-8497