Globalization in world history

Part I -- early human societies -- Punishment in hunting and gathering societies -- Early civilizations and a transformation of punishment -- Part II -- the classical and postclassical periods -- The classical societies -- The postclassical period and the role of religion -- Part III -- the early modern period, 1450-1800 -- The empires of Asia and Eastern Europe -- New prisons and new ideas in Western Europe -- Punishment in the new European colonies -- Part IV -- the nineteenth century -- An age of reform and its limitations: Western Europe and beyond -- Reform efforts in Asia, Russia, and Latin America -- Punishment in the new empires: from the 19th century to the mid-1950s -- Part V -- the contemporary period -- Major changes -- Regional patterns in the contemporary period.

"In this fully revised fourth edition, this book treats globalization from several vantage points, showing how these help grasp the nature of globalization both in the past and today. The revisions include greater attention to the complications of racism (after 1500) and nationalism (after 1850); further analysis of reactions against globalization after World War I and in the 21st century; more discussion of student exchanges; and fuller treatment of developments since 2008, including the role of the Covid-19 pandemic in contemporary globalization. Four major chronological phases are explored: in the centuries after 1000 CE; after 1500; after 1850; and since the mid-20th century. Discussion of each phase includes relevant debates over the nature and extent of the innovations involved, particularly in terms of transportation/communications technologies and trade patterns. The phase approach also facilitates analysis of the range of interactions emmeshed in globalization, beyond trade and migration, including disease exchange, impacts on culture and consumer tastes, and for the modern periods policy coordination and international organizations. Finally, the book deals with different regional positions and reactions in each of the major phases. This includes imbalances of power and economic benefit, but also regional styles in dealing with the range of global relationships. This volume is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of world history, economic history, and political economy"--

"In this fully revised fourth edition, this book treats globalization from several vantage points, showing how these help grasp the nature of globalization both in the past and today. The revisions include greater attention to the complications of racism (after 1500) and nationalism (after 1850); further analysis of reactions against globalization after World War I and in the 21st century; more discussion of student exchanges; and fuller treatment of developments since 2008, including the role of the Covid-19 pandemic in contemporary globalization. Four major chronological phases are explored: in the centuries after 1000 CE; after 1500; after 1850; and since the mid-20th century. Discussion of each phase includes relevant debates over the nature and extent of the innovations involved, particularly in terms of transportation/communications technologies and trade patterns. The phase approach also facilitates analysis of the range of interactions emmeshed in globalization, beyond trade and migration, including disease exchange, impacts on culture and consumer tastes, and for the modern periods policy coordination and international organizations. Finally, the book deals with different regional positions and reactions in each of the major phases. This includes imbalances of power and economic benefit, but also regional styles in dealing with the range of global relationships. This volume is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of world history, economic history, and political economy"--

"In this third edition of Globalization in World History, Peter Stearns explores the roots of contemporary globalization, examining shifts in the global flow of people, goods and ideas as early as 1000 CE. Exploring how four moments in history have accelerated the process of globalization, Stearns's narrative details how factors such as economics, migration, disease transmission, culture, the environment, and politics have influenced the nature of globalization as we understand it today. This updated edition includes: Updates to the whole study with appropriate recent references New brief transition sections that focus attention on the Mongol period, debates over the role of the 18th century, and the partial retreat from globalization after World War I A new final chapter that deals with the rise in attacks on globalization during the most recent decade, from populist objections to the implications of growing authoritarianism, raising the question of whether a new transition is taking shape around us today Through an interdisciplinary approach that links political, sociological, and historical perspectives, Stearns provides a comprehensive overview of globalization and the historical factors that have shaped it. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of world history, economic history, and political economy"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Globalization and the Challenge to Historical Analysis -- Further Readings -- 2. Emerging Patterns of Contact, 1200 BCE-1000 CE: A Preparatory Phase -- Further Readings -- 3. 1000 CE as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? -- Arabs as Trans-regional Leaders -- New Technology -- New Routes -- Impacts -- Regional Patterns -- 1000 CE and the Stages of Globalization -- Further Readings -- 4. Transition: The Mongol Period -- Further Readings -- 5. 1500 as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? -- Technology -- Global Inclusion: The Americas and Pacific Oceania -- Global Consequences: Trade, Diseases, Migrations, Foods, and Environments -- Global Organizations: The International Trading Companies -- Global Inequalities and Regional Patterns -- Continuities in Asia and Africa -- The Limitations of Early Modern Globalization -- The Problem of Culture -- 1500 as Turning Point -- Further Readings -- 6. A Late-Eighteenth Century Transition -- Change #1: Toward the New Consumerism -- Change #2: Expansion of European Manufacturing Capacity -- Change #3: New Attitudes About the World -- Conclusion -- Further Readings -- 7. The 1850s as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? -- A Novel Choice? -- New Technologies and Systems -- Toward Freer Trade and Imperialism -- Trade and International Business -- Migration -- Tourism -- Foods, Diseases, Technology Diffusion, and the Environment -- The Emergence of Global Political Institutions -- Cultural Globalization: Some New Steps -- Sports as a Lead Item in Globalization -- Movies and Global Popular Culture -- Continuities and Limitations -- The Rise of Nationalism -- Regional Patterns -- The Late-Nineteenth Century as Crucible -- Further Readings.

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Globalization and the Challenge to Historical Analysis; Further Readings; 2. Emerging Patterns of Contact, 1200 BCE-1000 CE: A Preparatory Phase; Further Readings; 3. 1000 CE as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization?; Arabs as Trans-regional Leaders; New Technology; New Routes; Impacts; Regional Patterns; 1000 CE and the Stages of Globalization; Further Readings; 4. Transition: The Mongol Period; Further Readings; 5. 1500 as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization?; Technology

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Globalization and the Challenge to Historical Analysis -- 2 Emerging Patterns of Contact, 1200 bce-1000 ce: A Preparatory Phase -- 3 1000 ce as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? -- 4 1500 as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? -- 5 The 1850s as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization? -- 6 Globalization Since the 1940s: A New Global History? -- 7 Conclusion: The Historical Perspective -- Index.