On the Origins of Global History
How does one think of history on a world scale? Should one turn to the intellectuals of the past or the historians of the present? Universal history as it was practised from Antiquity started to change from the sixteenth century in varied contexts, from East Asia to Spanish America. Applying his ext...
Saved in:
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Collège de France
2016
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Summary: | How does one think of history on a world scale? Should one turn to the intellectuals of the past or the historians of the present? Universal history as it was practised from Antiquity started to change from the sixteenth century in varied contexts, from East Asia to Spanish America. Applying his extensive knowledge of archives across the world and his command of languages and historiographic traditions of Asia, Europe and the Americas, Sanjay Subrahmanyam considers the history of networks and... |
---|---|
ISBN: | 9782722604353 |
Access: | Open Access |