Birth of the Modern World

Winner of the Wolfson History Prize and the H-Soz-u-Kult Prize in World and International History in 2004, CA Bayly's The Birth of the Modern World deserves the awards and praise it has received in every respect. Covering a period from 1780 to the First World War, the book reveals that the world was much more globalized than thought at that time. In addition, this study addresses many links in world history that have been neglected so far, as well as focusing on the "ripple effects" of world crises such as European revolutions and the American Civil War. On the other hand, it examines the effects of events in Asia, Africa and South America on the world as a whole. Approaching major developments in the nineteenth-century world such as the emergence of the modern state, the Industrial Revolution, and liberalism from a different perspective, this groundbreaking book challenges the regional and nationalist approaches that have generally dominated the field of history teaching and writing. With its dazzling wisdom and sweeping scope, The Birth of the Modern World is a masterpiece of synthesis that knows no distance. In one fell swoop, all those general nineteenth-century histories became limited and inadequate... I cannot think of any living historian who could match this feat. All we have to do is applaud.
-Niall Ferguson, Oxford University-
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 656

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Details Publications

First Print Year: 2014

Language Turkish