Jeffrey D. Sachs

The Ages of Globalization

Geography, Technology, and Institutions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Jeffrey D. Sachs turns to world history to shed light on how we can meet the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. He takes readers through a series of seven distinct waves of technological and institutional change, starting with early modern humans and ending with reflections on todayâ s globalization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 159mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 588g
• ISBN-13: 9780231193740
• ISBN-10: 0231193742
• Artikelnr.: 56727614

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Inhaltsangabe

1. Seven Ages of Globalization
2. The Paleolithic Age (70,000-10,000 BCE)
3. The Neolithic Age (10,000-3000 BCE)
4. The Equestrian Age (3000-1000 BCE)
5. The Classical Age (1000 BCE -1500 CE)
6. The Ocean Age (1500-1800)
7. The Industrial Age (1800-2000)
8. The Digital Age (Twenty-First Century)
9. Guiding Globalization in the Twenty-First Century
Acknowledgments
Data Appendix
Notes
Further Readings
Bibliography
Index