{"product_id":"global-history-by-noel-cowen-9780745628059","title":"Global History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis short book offers a clear and engaging introduction to the history of humankind, from the earliest movements of people to the contemporary epoch of globalization. Cowen traces this complex history in a manner which offers both a compelling narrative and an analytical and comparative treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a new perspective on global history, he traces the intersection of change in economics, politics and human beliefs, examining the formation, enlargement and limits of human societies. \u003cem\u003eGlobal History\u003c\/em\u003e shows how much of human history encompasses three intersecting forces — trading networks, expanding political empires, and crusading creeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbandoning the limits of a Eurocentric view of the world, the book offers a number of fresh insights. Its periodization embraces movement across continents and across the millennia. The indigenous American civilizations are included, for instance. The book also ranges over the early civilizations of China and Europe, as well as the Russian and Islamic worlds. Modern American and Japanese civilizations are, in addition, a focus for attention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author examines national and regional histories in relation to wider themes, sequences, and global tendencies. In conclusion, he seeks to address the question of the extent to which a global society is beginning to crystallize.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46100945502381,"sku":"9780745628059","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/8493\/0989\/files\/12637723482453.jpg?v=1781109349","url":"https:\/\/norlato.com\/products\/global-history-by-noel-cowen-9780745628059","provider":"norlato","version":"1.0","type":"link"}