Formative Modernities in the Early Modern Atlantic and Beyond: Identities, Polities and Glocal Economies (1st ed. 2023) (Palgrave Studies in Comparative Global History)

By: Veronika Hyden-Hanscho and Werner Stangl

Sign Up Now! Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into Bookshare to access this title. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles.

Synopsis: This book offers a new perspective on the concept of modernity. Since its invention as a contrast to Antiquity or the Middle Ages, modernity has been tied to ideas of superiority, progress, and efficiency. As a counterpart to the Marxist “history of class struggle”, “modernization theories” have transformed modernity into an almost teleological concept of historical development. These strong connotations obstruct a clear look at other forms of modernity. The contributions of the volume will show in a comparative perspective how modernity can also be understood and analyzed as multiple responses of societies and polities to organize themselves in facing ever more complex and integrated interactions at ever larger scales.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9789811984174
Related ISBNs:: 9789811984167
Publisher:: Springer Nature Singapore
Date of Addition:: 03/25/23
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Veronika Hyden-Hanscho
Edited by:: Werner Stangl