Description: In this volume some of the most distinguished scholars and public intellectuals in the field present magisterial overviews and innovative approaches to the key problems of world history. Others offer radical postmodern and postcolonial critiques of holism, identity, and Western 'scientific' history in favor of a different kind of universalism. As a result the collection presents a comprehensive view of both the development of the field and current debates within, challenging readers to rethink the direction, meanings, and uses of world history. It will be of great interest to all attuned to history and the global era in which we live.

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