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The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons (Blackwell History of the World)
by: C. A. Bayly

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.8
EAN: 9780631236160
ISBN: 0631236163
Label: WileyBlackwell
Manufacturer: WileyBlackwell
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 568
Publication Date: January 06, 2004
Publisher: WileyBlackwell
Studio: WileyBlackwell
Sales Rank: 40639

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- Brilliant study of the long 19th century
In this outstanding book, Professor Bayly studies the world crises of 1776-1820 and 1848-65, and the great acceleration of 1890-1914, when imperial rivalries, industrialisation and urbanisation really took off.

He allows, "Lenin's view that what we are calling here the great acceleration after 1890 was rooted in the uneven development of capitalism at a global level still has something to recommend it."

He accepts that empires were based on the drive for profits: "Classic Marxist and liberal theories of economic change have emphasised the rationality of expanding capitalism. On this theory, the aim of Western expansion was to seize resources and subordinate labour. This is true in great measure."

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- The Birth of the Modern World
For someone who studied this period of history for my 'A'-levels I was very impressed by this book.

It brought back to me (and to life) the twists and turns of a period in world history that saw the global economy develop (with Britain playing a crucial role) and factors that really set the scene for how the twentieth century panned-out.

I believe this book could be seen as a landmark publication for this era that is scholarly, readable and informative without being too 'in-depth'.

Top book for the period.

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