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. Now in a new edition that brings the saga of the modern world to the present, the book considers how and why the United States emerged as a world power in the twentieth century and became the sole superpower by the twenty-first century.
Once again arguing that the rise of the United States to global hegemon was contingent, not inevitable, Marks also points to the resurgence of Asia and the vastly changed relationship of humans to the environment that may, in the long run, overshadow any political and economic milestones of the past hundred years. The narrator you can hear the smacking of their lips which becomes annoying.
The book itself does well for a non-Eurocentric narrative but downplays the achievements of Europe and the West too much. The whole narrative of the West being the worse while celebrating other cultures such as Islam for the exact same thing for conquest is hypocritical.
The book: Pretty good. Interesting idea about the origins of Western domination. Easy to read. Not too much jargon. Discusses the role of the environment in history. But the author repeats himself a lot. I kind of like that but can get annoying. Could use some more passion I know this is a relatively obscure book. He seems to pronounce nearly everything properly.
Western history set in a global context. Insightful and thought provoking. This course will challenge all the stereotypes you were taught concerning the moral, economic, intellectual, religious and philosophical superiority of the west and its fated dominance of the rest of the world. It is a thought provoking examination of the forces at work in recent history with plenty of surprises for the student. Great wonder and wonderful presentation. This is an interesting book. Recommended for history and sociology interests with environmental issues given consideration.
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With perhaps his most effective argumentation in the book, Marks traces the causes of the rise of Britain as a military power, and the ebbing of Chinese influence in the east.
Meanwhile, China was not able to industrialize manufacturing rapidly, depended on human and animal power for labor and transport, and began to consume opium in large quantities purchased from Britain. A great reversal in the fortunes of the world had occurred: China and India became agricultural producers for the industrialized nations of Europe. Only four hundred years earlier China and India stood as virtually the sole producers of manufactured products throughout Eurasia. Indeed, industrialization and militarization have gone hand-in-hand since the sixteenth century.
As smokestacks transformed skylines in European cities, human health and the environment sustained the harmful effects of heavy unregulated industry. Deleterious social ideologies emerged as well.
Growing industry and military in Europe and North America led to a wave of popular nationalisms comingled with Social Darwinism. To this day persistent Eurocentrism and racism echo misplaced confidences of the nineteenth century. Marks continues tracing the paradoxes and dangers of high industrial output on into the twentieth century and beyond, with particular attention to the World Wars and the Cold War. The military industrial complexes of nations in the global north have promoted divisions among peoples and impacted the environment in unprecedented ways.
Humanity moves along through uncharted territory. In the conclusion section of Chapter Six, useful to instructors and students alike, Marks reviews the four waves of globalization that the book has presented Spanish, British, Cold War, and US-led capitalism.
While Marks presents the book as an overview of modern economic history, from another point of view, the book provides a history of secularism. For all his deft examination of the ways in which wars shaped economics, Marks provides little context for the religious motivations for the disintegration of the feudal system and of Christendom. Internet Archive's 25th Anniversary Logo. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest.
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