Many possible worlds : an interdisciplinary history of the world economy since 1800 / Cameron Gordon.
Gordon, Cameron, author.
2023
HC21 .G67 2023
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Title Many possible worlds : an interdisciplinary history of the world economy since 1800 / Cameron Gordon.
Author Gordon, Cameron, author.
ISBN 9789811992810 (electronic bk.)
9811992819 (electronic bk.)
9789811992803
9811992800
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9281-0
Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (lii, 1035 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-981-19-9281-0 doi
Call Number HC21 .G67 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 330.903
Summary This book provides a crosscutting interdisciplinary account of how the disintegrated, global subsistence economy circa 1800 has transformed into a global complex delivering unprecedented levels of material production and consumption. Applying major findings from economics, history/historiography, and sociology (as well as from anthropology, psychology, politics, and environmental studies), the analysis tracks the ways in which changes in "society" (including social structures, values, and forces) have changed "individuals" (including conceptions of race, gender, and identity) and vice versa. These changes have simultaneously homogenised and diversified societies and individuals in distinct but sometimes contradictory ways, opening up many possible worlds from an individual and group perspective. Yet, the scale and pace of change has also led to increasing existential challenges. The narrative consists of 30 chapters organized into 10 subsets of 3: one chapter on a relevant core idea; one chapter focused on historical narrative and titled after a representative year; and one chapter on a relevant associated crosscutting theme. Major regional and topical discussions are provided, with special attention paid to business and organisational change and developing world scholarship. Small discussion 'boxes' focusing on illustrative cases and details are presented throughout the book. The last chapter contains over-arching conclusions.
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Chapter 1: Practicing Interdisciplinary Economic History
Chapter 2: Understanding the Anthropocene.-Chapter 3: "1800".-Chapter 4: "Political Economy": The making of a North/South planet
Chapter 5: Self, Socialisation, Organisation, Culture
Chapter 6: "1848".-Chapter 7: Revolution
Chapter 8: Technology, Innovation and Invention
Chapter 9: "1870"
Chapter 10: La Belle Epoque
Chapter 11: "Civilisation," Gender, Race and Psyche
Chapter 12: "1900"
Chapter 13: Imperialism
Chapter 14: Modernity
Chapter 15: "1914"
Chapter 16: Global Demographic Change
Chapter 17: Ideas and Ideologies
Chapter 18: "1929".-Chapter 19: Global Finance.-Chapter 20: Exceptionalism.-Chapter 21: "1945"
Chapter 22: War
Chapter 23: Comparative Economic, Social and Political systems
Chapter 24: "1968"
Chapter 25: Cold War.-Chapter 26: TIME AND 'PROGRESS'.-Chapter 27: "1989" "1991"
Chapter 28: "Neo-liberalism".-Chapter 29: Structural Change
Chapter 30: "2016"
Chapter 31: Populism, Elitism, and Identity
Chapter 32: Old Models, New Realities.

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