Osterhammel s book may well have been intended to provide a theoretical and historical overview of colonialism with a minimum of value judgments which, according to the journal of world history, is a concise conceptual framework of the fundamental phenomenon of colonialism, but i am far from certain he succeeded. To judge, however, whether we are in a postcolonial epoch, and what that means, we need a firm end page 232 grasp of what is meant by colonialism itself. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Concise but sweeping, it encompasses the processes of colonization and decolonization from the early modern period to the twentieth century. A somewhat repetitive, but eminently clear and concise collection of. Kolonialismus was steckt hinter kolumbus entdeckung. But is this muchdiscussed phenomenon really an invention of modern times. The transformation of the world princeton university press. A global history of the nineteenth century princeton.
Jansen is a research fellow at the german historical institute in washington, dc. In this work, jurgen osterhammel and niels petersson make the case that globalization is not so new. Kolonialismus ein politisches herrschaftsverhaltnis be zeichnen osterhammel 2009. In chronological terms, osterhammel and petersson find four stages of globaliza.
His main research interests concern the comparative history of the european colonial empires and decolonization with a particular focus on north africa, the mediterranean, and the atlantic world. Two years later he started as a fellow at the german historical institute in london. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This turns the simultaneity and multitude of european colonialisms and imperialisms into a borderbridging experience. Globalization jurgen osterhammel, niels p petersson. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Jansen joined the ghi as a research fellow in may 2014. Colonialism theoretical overview by osterhammel jurgen. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Osterhammel and petersson argue that the period from 1750 to 1880an era characterized by the development of free trade and the longdistance impact of the industrial revolutionrepresented an important phase in the globalization phenomenon. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Petersson and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract.
Virtually all other authors to date have looked at strategies of colonial conquest, exploitation, and rule from the imperial point of view. This period ushered in the modern world as integrative thrusts spread waves of industrial revolutions through free trade and expanded networks. To read this ebook on a mobile device phone or tablet youll need to install one of these free apps. Osterhammel and petersson devote their first two chapters to wrestling with the possible meanings of the term globalization, and trying to situate it in the intellectual history of scholarship on the world economy, migration, and international relations. This is the only book of its kind that i could find. No smallaccomplishment for a small bookjournal of world history. The expression achieved terminological stardom in the 1990s and was soon embraced by the general public and integrated into numerous languages. Ours is reputedly a period of postcolonialism or, at least, of postcolonial literature, subaltern and otherwise. A global history of the nineteenth century article pdf available in tijdschrift voor sociale en economische geschiedenis 121. Adobe digital editions this is a free app specially developed for ebooks. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box.
A panoramic global history of the nineteenth century. Jurgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and. Osterhammel and petersson argue that the period from 1750 to 1880 an era characterized by the development of free trade and the longdistance impact of the industrial revolution represented an important phase in the globalization phenomenon. A monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitio. Osterhammel s magnus opus is a timely publication in the field of global history that essentially seeks to liberate. It may simply be that there is no way to do this without having some of the problems that this book has, but often the chapters ended up feeling like long lists of specific example, without much of an overarching framework. Globalization has become a popular buzzword for explaining todays world. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. A theoretical overview by osterhammel, jurgen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Niels p petersson arguing that the world did not turn global overnight, the book traces the emergence of globalization over the past seven or eight centuries. Moreover, they demonstrate how globalization in the midtwentieth. Buy colonialism second by jurgen osterhammel, robert tignor, shelley l. Osterhammel started his academic career as a research fee student at the london school of economics in 197677 and studied and worked there under professor ian nish.
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