Architects of World History

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth R. Curtis is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach. His most recent publication, co-authored with Valerie Hansen, is the second edition of Voyages in World History (2013). The late Jerry H Bentley was Professor of History at the University of Hawaii and editor of the Journal of World History. He wrote written extensively on the cultural history of early modern Europe and on cross-cultural interactions in world history. Klappentext Architects of World History presents an innovative collection of original essays by leading scholars associated with World History, exploring through intellectual autobiography the ideas, challenges, and inspirations that are shaping the field Features original, accessible contributions from pioneering scholars in the field Offers insights into the process of developing a workable world history research topic and the experience of professional life as a world historian.* Points to methodological challenges; the scholar's current research agenda in relation to the development of world history; and future directions anticipated for key areas within world history Zusammenfassung Presents a collection of original essays by leading scholars associated with World History, exploring through intellectual autobiography the ideas, challenges, and inspirations that are shaping the field. This title points to methodological challenges; and the scholar's research agenda in relation to the development of world history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors vii1 Architects of World History 1Kenneth R. Curtis2 En Route to World Environmental History 30J.R. McNeill3 Gender Intersections 56Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks4 No Great Divergence? Reaching World History Through East Asian Studies 81Kenneth Pomeranz5 Cultural and Religious Exchanges 108Dominic Sachsenmaier6 Law and World History 134Lauren Benton7 Africa in the World: From National Histories to Global Connections 159Kerry Ward8 Big History 190David Christian9 In Search of a Global Cultural History 215Jerry H. Bentley and Karen Louise Jolly, foreword by Alan KarrasIndex 238...

Autorentext
Kenneth R. Curtis is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach. His most recent publication, co-authored with Valerie Hansen, is the second edition of Voyages in World History (2013). The late Jerry H Bentley was Professor of History at the University of Hawaii and editor of the Journal of World History. He wrote written extensively on the cultural history of early modern Europe and on cross-cultural interactions in world history.

Klappentext
Architects of World History presents an innovative collection of original essays that introduce themes, characteristics, and scholars that are key to understanding contemporary approaches to the study of world history. Taking the form of intellectual biography, each chapter is written by an individual historian considered among the 'architects' of the field. The essays cover particular topics including environmental history, gender and world history, cultural interactions and colonialism, legal studies, "big history" among others. In each case the author introduces the theme, defining its parameters within world history, and exploring its potential future development. The essays also address the authors' own intellectual trajectories, the encounters and motivations that inspired their development as a world historian. These personal narratives are both engaging and revealing, shedding light on the experiences of these pioneering scholars, and the particular challenges and possibilities of world history.

Inhalt
Notes on Contributors vii 1 Architects of World History 1 Kenneth R. Curtis 2 En Route to World Environmental History 30 J.R. McNeill 3 Gender Intersections 56 Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks 4 No Great Divergence? Reaching World History Through East Asian Studies 81 Kenneth Pomeranz 5 Cultural and Religious Exchanges 108 Dominic Sachsenmaier 6 Law and World History 134 Lauren Benton 7 Africa in the World: From National Histories to Global Connections 159 Kerry Ward 8 Big History 190 David Christian 9 In Search of a Global Cultural History 215 Jerry H. Bentley and Karen Louise Jolly, foreword by Alan Karras Index 238