Bronze Age as the First World-System
In the 21st century B.C. global trade finally took off. Global, insofar it extended from Scandinavia to the Indus, from the Urals to...
How Did the World Become Modern since 1500: Technology, Power, Money
Between 1500 and 1650 the West rose above the rest of the world and stays there to this day. What caused Modernity...