Over the past five hundred years, historians and other social
scientists have perceived an extraordinary occurance: the
transition from the Middle Ages, via the Renaissance, to modernity.
Equally remarkable has been the transition taking place in the last
fifty years from modernity to globalization, a period marked by
increasing interdependency and interconnectivity, as evidenced by
events such as the advent of the computer. Bruce Mazlish argues
that in order to understand ourselves in the world today we need to
know more about the nature of both concepts.
Mazlish discusses the transition in terms of "reflections."
Rather than adding to the enormous amount of archival research that
already exists, he instead examines slices of modernity--the way of
seeing, the sense of self, for example--as if under a microscope.
He sees modernity as strongly marked by its insistence on freedom
of political and religious thought and the rights of man (later
expanded to include women). Such changes did not happen all at
once, but as a gradual development. While some prefer to
contemplate the transition from the modern to the global as a
continuous, seamless development, Mazlish argues that post-WWII
developments are best understood in terms of a break or a
"rupture."
Illustrating that the process was further accelerated by the
computer revolution and the launching of artificial satellites,
Mazlish places the events of 1989 in the framework of
globalization. He concludes by inquiring further into the
significance of the transition from modernity to globalization and
its impact upon thought and identity.
General
Imprint: |
AldineTransaction
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2013 |
First published: |
2014 |
Authors: |
Bruce Mazlish
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
170 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4128-5184-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-4128-5184-X |
Barcode: |
9781412851848 |
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