The Origins of the Modern World: Fate and Fortune in the Rise of the West
- ISBN-10
- 074255418X
- ISBN-13
- 9780742554184
- Category
- Civilization, Modern
- Pages
- 221
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Robert Marks
Description
This volume 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 accords importance to the 'underdeveloped world'.
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