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Architects of World History presents an innovative collection of original essays by leading scholars associated with World History, exploring through intellectual autobiography the ideas, challenges, and inspirations that are shaping the field
Kenneth R. Curtis is Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach. His most recent publication, co-authored with Valerie Hansen, is the second edition of Voyages in World History (2013).
The late Jerry H Bentley was Professor of History at the University of Hawaii and editor of the Journal of World History. He wrote written extensively on the cultural history of early modern Europe and on cross-cultural interactions in world history.
Notes on Contributors vii
1 Architects of World History 1Kenneth R. Curtis
2 En Route to World Environmental History 30J.R. McNeill
3 Gender Intersections 56Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
4 No Great Divergence? Reaching World History Through East Asian Studies 81Kenneth Pomeranz
5 Cultural and Religious Exchanges 108Dominic Sachsenmaier
6 Law and World History 134Lauren Benton
7 Africa in the World: From National Histories to Global Connections 159Kerry Ward
8 Big History 190David Christian
9 In Search of a Global Cultural History 215Jerry H. Bentley and Karen Louise Jolly, foreword by Alan Karras
Index 238
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