Now in a new edition that brings the saga of the modern world to the present in an environmental context, 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, and why the changed relationship of humans to the environmental likely will be the hallmark of the modern era—the Anthropocene. Once again arguing that the US rise 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.
Now in a new edition that brings the saga of the modern world to the present in an environmental context, 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, and why the changed relationship of humans to the environmental likely will be the hallmark of the modern era—the Anthropocene. Once again arguing that the US rise 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 Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century
328The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century
328Paperback(Fifth Edition)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781538182772 |
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Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
Publication date: | 01/12/2024 |
Series: | World Social Change |
Edition description: | Fifth Edition |
Pages: | 328 |
Sales rank: | 246,743 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.95(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |