First Globalization: The Eurasian Exchange, 1500-1800

by Geoffrey C. Gunn

Book Overview

First Globalization presents an original and sweeping conceptualization of the grand cultural-civilizational encounter between Asia and Europe. With his "metageography" of the vast Eurasian zone, Gunn shows how between 1500 and 1800, a lively two-way flow in ideas, philosophies, and cultural products brought competing civilizations into serious dialogue and mostly peaceful exchange. Ranging from discussions of the natural world, livelihoods,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742526623
• ISBN13: 9780742526624
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"