Conrad, Sebastian

What Is Global History?

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ISBN 13:
9780691178196
author:
Conrad, Sebastian
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Princeton University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2017
Pages:
312
Dimensions:
30.48 x 23.88 x 25.91 centimetre
Genre:
History, General, History,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£20.70

Description

Sebastian Conrad's What Is Global History? offers a comprehensive overview of this innovative new discipline in history. Historians have traditionally approached the past with tools from the 19th century, but globalization has changed our ways of knowing, making it impossible to study nations in isolation or understand world history as emanating solely from the West.

This book reveals why global history has emerged as a dynamic and innovative field, taking the connectedness of the world as its starting point. Conrad addresses fundamental questions about how global history differs from other interpretations of world history, how to write a non-Eurocentric yet balanced account, and how to compare different societies across space.

Written by a leading expert in the field, What Is Global History? explores the limits and dangers of this new paradigm, as well as its politics and potential audience. By understanding the world's past as an integrated whole, historians can remap their discipline for our globalized present.

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