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The Origins of the Modern World : Fate and Fortune in the Rise of the West ([Rev. ed.])

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"The Origins of the Modern World" offers a refreshing alternative to Eurocentric histories by exploring the roles that Asia, Africa, and the New World played in creating the world we know today.

Starting in 1400, it brings the saga of the modern world to the present, considering how and why the United States emerged as a world power in the 20th century and why Asia is experiencing resurgence now.

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Product Details
Rowman & Littlefield
074255418X / 9780742554184
Hardback
940.2
07/12/2006
United States
English
xiii, 220 p.
24 cm
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Previous ed.: 2002.