Globalization and the Great Convergence: Rethinking World History in the Long Term
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Title
Globalization and the Great Convergence: Rethinking World History in the Long Term
Creator
David Northrup
Date
2005
Type
Journal Article
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Item Type
Journal Article
ISSN
1045-6007
Abstract Note
About a thousand years ago, the forces drawing people closer together became more powerful than those fostering ever-increasing cultural diversity. From that beginning, this "great convergence" has proceeded unsteadily to the globalization of the present day. Proceeding from this premise, this immodest essay explores the value of long-term thinking for understanding world history. Topics discussed include the spread and decline of languages, the virtues and faults of empires, the periodization of history, and the emergence of world history as a discipline.
Access Date
2018-12-04 11:23:46
Date
2005
Issue
3
Library Catalog
JSTOR
Pages
249-267
Publication Title
Journal of World History
Short Title
Globalization and the Great Convergence
Title
Globalization and the Great Convergence: Rethinking World History in the Long Term
URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/20079329
Volume
16
Collection
Citation
David Northrup, “Globalization and the Great Convergence: Rethinking World History in the Long Term,” Mondiale Middeleeuwen, accessed April 25, 2025, http://mondialemiddeleeuwen.web.rug.nl/items/show/99.