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Author:   Isabelle Duyvesteyn ,  Anne Marieke van der Wal
Publisher:   Leiden University Press
Imprint:   Leiden University Press
ISBN:  

9789087284008

ISBN 10:   9087284004
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   01 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Foreword Guide to Reading About the Contributors Introduction; What is World History? (Isabelle Duyvesteyn) Introduction Part I: The Pre-Modern World > 1800 CE Communication; The Writing Revolution (Anne Marieke van der Wal) Trade: The Ancient Silk Roads (Richard Griffiths) Political Order: From Coercion to Constitution (Brian Shaev) Slavery: Capitalism & Racism (Joris van den Tol and Anne Marieke van der Wal) Religion; Perspective and Practice ( Jochem van den Boogert) Introduction Part II: The Modern World < 1800 CE War; Disordering and Ordering (Isaac Scarborough) Identity; From Traditional to Transnational (Arnout van Ree) Modernity; Being Modern in a Changing World (Gina van Ling) Human Rights; Norms and Policy (Mike Schmidli) Ecology; From Local Resistance to Global Concern (Elisa Da Via, Judith Naeff and Anne Marieke van der Wal) Conclusion; World History Today (Isabelle Duyvesteyn and Helen Steele) Illustration credits Index

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Isabelle Duyvesteyn is Professor of International Studies / Global History at the Leiden University Institute for History Anne Marieke van der Wal is Assistant Professor African History and International Studies at Leiden University with a main interest in the history of South Africa, Indian Ocean Slavery and Slave Trade, and Memory and Subaltern history.

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