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Global History

open access: yesÖsterreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften, 2009
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Globalization, Global History, and Chinese History

Chinese Studies in History, 2009
At present, "global history" is gaining popularity, replacing "world history" as a new field in historical studies and teaching in both China and abroad. If "global history" means (1) an emphasis on connections among cultures and (2) an abandonment of national perspective, then similar efforts have been seen before, as in the works of Chen Yinke (1890 ...
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The Global Earthquake History

Earthquake Spectra, 2014
The study of earthquakes from historical sources, or historical seismology, was considered an early priority for the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) project, which commissioned a study of historical seismicity on a global scale. This was the Global Earthquake History (GEH) project, led jointly by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e
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The Global History of “Modernity”

Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 1998
This paper finds its origin in a certain uneasiness with the application of the notion of "modernity" to a wide-ranging set of phenomena in world history and with the replacement of an idea of the singularity of modernity by a notion of a multiplicity of "modernities." It offers a critical reflection on the arguments put forward in the contributions ...
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Globalizing Design History and Global Design History

Journal of Design History, 2015
For at least a decade, design historians have been arguing that a global perspective on the discipline is essential. However, despite some initial efforts, the project of a global design history remains in its infancy. In response to the growing interest in globalization, this article considers the potential possibilities and problems in globalizing ...
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The new global history: History in a global age

Cultural Values, 1998
(1998). The new global history: History in a global age. Cultural Values: Vol. 2, No. 2-3, pp. 368-384.
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Technology and innovation in global history and in the history of the global

2013
The Chinese of the Ming/Qing dynasties took a distinctive approach to technology and innovation. The Chinese assigned a place and function to technologies and their products in statecraft, public life, and scholarly achievements. Ming connoisseurs valued craftsmanship, and porcelain and silk were used to negotiate political control and economic ...
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