The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century

Resumen del libro

A comprehensive examination of the nineteenth century, "The Transformation of the World" offers a panoramic portrait of a world in flux. Jurgen Osterhammel, a scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional Eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era to present a sophisticated global history of breathtaking magnitude and towering erudition. From New York to New Delhi, from Latin American revolutions to the Taiping Rebellion, Osterhammel examines myriad powerful and diverse forces that facilitated global change and spearheaded advancement. In the context of increased interconnectivity across vast terrain and ocean, he provocatively evaluates the changing relationship between humans and nature, the importance of cities, and movements that propelled the emergence of new nations.
An indispensable resource, "The Transformation of the World" offers a fresh perspective on the emergence of global modernity. "

Biografía del autor

Jürgen Osterhammel es profesor de Historia moderna y contemporánea en la Universidad de Konstanz, Alemania. Es autor de El vuelo del águila (Crítica, 2018), coautor junto a Niels P. Petersson de Geschichte der Globalisierung (2003) y coeditor, junto a Akira Iriye, del ambicioso proyecto Geschichte der Welt, que terminaron en 2016. Por su labor como investigador, recibió en 2010 el Leibniz-Preis y en 2012 el Gerda Henkel Preis; en 2014 le otorgaron el Sigmund-Freud-Preis de prosa académica; en 2017 recibió el Toynbee Prize por su labor en el estudio de la Historia global y, en 2018, el Premio Balzan de Historia global.