Western Civilization in World History

Western Civilization in World History takes up the recent debates about the well-established 'Western civ' approach versus the newer field of world history. Stearns reviews and analyzes key aspects of Western civilization in a global context.

Western civilization and world history are often seen as different, or even mutually exclusive, routes into historical studies. This volume shows that they can be successfully linked, providing a tool to see each subject in the context of the other, identifying influences and connections.

Western Civilization in World History takes up the recent debates about the merits of the well-established 'Western civ' approach versus the newer field of world history. Peter N. Stearns outlines key aspects of Western civilization - often assumed rather than analyzed - and reviews them in a global context.

Autorentext

Peter N. Stearns

Inhalt

Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction: why Western civ?, PART I: The Western civ tradition, 2. Why Western civ courses: the constraints of success, 3. The fall of Western civ, and why it still stands, PART II: Getting Western civilization started, 4. Defining civilizations, 5. When in the world is Western civilization?, 6. The West in the world, PART III: The rise of the West, 1450-1850, 7. Causes of a new global role, 8. Transformations of the West, 9. Where in the world was Western civilization?, PART IV: The West in the contemporary world, 10. Western civilization and the industrial revolution, 11. Disruptions of the twentieth century, 12. The West in a globalized world, Epilogue: Western civilization and Western civ, Index