What is Global History?

What is Global History? Book Description Until recently, historians approached the past with the standards of the 19th century. But globalization has fundamentally changed our ways of knowing. It is no longer possible to study nations as isolated units or to read world history in a Western-centered way. This book examines the emergence of global history as a dynamic and creative field that draws from the interconnectedness of the world and challenges the established assumptions of the discipline. Offering a comprehensive evaluation of this new approach, What is Global History? It addresses some of the big questions that the discipline of history will face in the 21st century: What distinguishes global history from the study of world history? How to write a global history that is not Eurocentric but does not fall into the trap of creating new "centers"? How can historians establish harmony between different societies separated by distance? What are the politics, constraints – and perhaps dangers – of global history? You will read from the pen of an expert author in the field how the field of interest of the discipline of history can be reshaped in line with the needs of today's globalized world. "What is Global History? evaluates with admirable subtlety and clarity the rapid rise of global history in the Americas, Europe, and Asia over the last twenty or thirty years. As a systematic thinker and theorist, Conrad identifies the methodological problems of global history and offers his own sound solutions to them. "There is nothing better than this in charting the field of historiography and defining its future position."Jürgen Osterhammel (From the Promotional Bulletin)