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The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century Paperback – 27 July 2006

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This clearly written and engaging book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world. Unlike most studies, which assume that the "rise of the West" is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles. Robert B. Marks defines the modern world as one marked by industry, the nation state, interstate warfare, a large and growing gap between the wealthiest and poorest parts of the world, and an escape from "the biological old regime."
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    240 pages
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    English
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    Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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    27 July 2006
  5. Dimensions
    15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0742554198
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0742554191
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Marks is eminently well-qualified to bring Asia to the front of the story about the origins of the modern world... Inspired mostly through the work of Andre Gunder Frank and Ken Pomeranz, Marks writes a world history survey that is very useful for locating the place of China and India in the construction of the modern world. -- Adrian Carton Education About Asia The Origins of the Modern World aims at the undergraduate student ... but any teacher who has struggled with the question, 'When did American Civilization begin?' will see other applications. Inexpensive enough to consider as a supplemental reading requirement in a traditional Atlantic History class or even for an American History survey, this well designed textbook will orient students toward broader awareness, both historically and within their own world. -- Joe Petrulionis U.S. Intellectual History This is a splendid book that ... brings together the very latest scholarship to provide a highly readable and erudite account of world history over the last half a millennium... I thus thoroughly recommend this book. -- James Beattie, University of Waikato New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies By far the best of the current world history books on the market. Its main strengths lie in its non-Eurocentric viewpoint, its clear narrative, and its brevity. I would (and have) unreservedly recommended the book to colleagues teaching in the field, as well as to others seeking a quick introduction to the history of the world. -- Sarah Kovner, University of Florida A lucid, accessible explanation of the interaction of world regions and the construction of globalization. A valuable work for undergraduates. -- Martin Anderson, Dominican University I love this book-and more importantly, students do as well. Nothing beats it for putting global perspectives on the table in a readable and intelligent way. -- Thomas Saylor, Concordia University In my world history class from the Mongols to the present, I use The Origins of the Modern World, which students love. They enjoy the brevity of the book, as well as its clear and provocative thesis. It's also nice from a teaching point of view, since Marks uses footnotes and models the sort of writing we expect from students. -- Bram Hubbell, Friends Seminary

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Robert B. Marks is Richard and Billie Deihl Professor of History at Whittier College.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 2 edition (27 July 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0742554198
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0742554191
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
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Tom Carlin
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an eye opener to the cause of some of todays distrust around our world
should be compulsory education reading for our younger generation
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J. Harwell
5.0 out of 5 stars Tunnel vision, black swans and the ecological narrative
Reviewed in the United States on 19 January 2012
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Robert Marks' textbook narrates the flowing, interrelational nature of world history. From his ecological narrative approach history happens from a global (rather than Eurocentric) and processual(rather than event driven) scale. He tells the story of East meeting West, hating it; pulling back; lone traders, barbarians and militaries reopening trade relations; skirmishes; wars and cultural and technological systems advancing (or not). In all of that--nature and people live life.

Marks' generates his logic from a wide assortment of sociology, history and scientific sources. His ecological narrative is a synthesis of Andre Gunder Frank's and Kenneth Pomeranz' inclusion of China in global modernization. The global scale of the narrative counters the Eurocentrism that has propagandized most scholarly efforts in world history. Oddly I do not find a reference to Klaus Krippendorf's "Ecological Narratives" (Krippendorf, 2000). Krippendorf was my inspiration to investigate the potential for ecological narratives to tell of the enduring power of human agency to create global change rather than the classic historical methodolgocial tunnel vision on political and military events.

Your students will gain from this interrelational global history. The historical narrative provides a clear framework to place people and events in the great stream of human network expansion and integration. This book made history interesting to me. Since I read this book I have been on a historical biography and documentary film binge. Political Science courses will gain from the clarity of the integrated systems of trade development, technological advancement and political change. Although, Comparative Politics may need to consider a new scale. Comparative Politics could jettison the fragmented state centric resarch approach to focus on Comparative Global Networks that impact other global and regional systems and in turn shape national politics. A prime example would be the recent international economic restructuring that has since 2008 moved power away from the G8 state executives. The movement of global decisionmaking to the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 happened only with technological advancement and finanical networking. The unforeseen impacts of economic networking and restructuring created vulnerabilities at every level of political, distributive, and financial systems (derivatives, mortgages, employment, labor rights...). The personal tragedies brought on by the financial "black swans" are telling examples of the potential value of conceptualizing global history from the scale of the ecological narrative.

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Krippendorf, K. 2000. Ecological Narratives:Reclaiming the voice of theorized others. In Ciprut, J.(ed).2000. The Art of the Feud: Reconceptualizing International Relations. Praeger Publishing. Connecticutt. Pp 1-26
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Helena Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars If you are interested to learn about all the things that you 'thought' you knew...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2013
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I was not sure about spending the extra pennies on this purchase as reviews on the internet were mainly aimed at students but I am so glad that I did. It is a book that I shall read time and time again.

Easy to read.
Accurate.
Reduces the mystery in our global history.
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jamie hughes
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2017
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Very good read!
Fast delivery, fairly priced and an easy transaction.
Good stuff 👍
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Chase
5.0 out of 5 stars Global View, not Eurocentric.
Reviewed in the United States on 21 October 2010
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This book is a good general narrative of modern world history. It looks at events from a global perspective, not a typical Western or Eurocentric point of view. I had this book for a grad class, and really enjoyed it. It does not bog down in too much detail, but gives you a good breathe of knowledge. It is a good quick read and is not too dense. If you want a book over glorifying the West, Europe or the US, this book is not for you.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2018
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