Martin Lund

The Global History Manifesto (eBook, ePUB)

How the Global Optimism Literature Can Help Solve the Crisis of the Global History Subdiscipline

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book, in a sentence, claims that an ahistorical and ill informed doom and gloom atmosphere in Western public debate threatens to turn into a selffulfilling prophecy; that a new 'Global Optimism Literature' represented by e. g. Hans Rosling and Steven Pinker, based on vast historical sources and social scientific data fortunately intends to correct this misperception; that the also newly emerged sub-discipline of Global History in spite of severe birth diseases could contribute substantially to this mission; and when it all comes down to it: do we have a choice anyway?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BoD - Books on Demand
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788743099901
• Artikelnr.: 56871763

Autorenporträt

Martin Lund is a Global Historian educated at the Universities of Manchester, Tübingen, Lund and Copenhagen. He also holds a graduate diploma in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.