The Global Imperative
An Interpretive History Of The Spread Of Humankind
Robert Clark delves into 100 millennia of human history to create a unified and consistent explanation for humankind's inner need to spread itself across the globe. He examines key events from different eras, such as the voyages of the Chinese treasure fleet, the shaping of the Aztec's trade system in MesoAmerica, the role of steam-powered transport in the supply of an English city, the rise of the gas-powered engine, and the digitization of information in the computer age, melding them together to form a framework for understanding the process of globalization.Drawing on a variety of academic disciplines including the physical sciences, biol…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-429-96505-0
- EAN: 9780429965050
- Produktnummer: 26146774
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 12'292 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Robert P. Clark is professor of government and politics at George Mason University
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