Rieppel, OlivierAntiquariat.de
John DarwinBiblio.com
Unlocking the World: Port Cities and Globalization in the Age of Steam 1830-1930
2020ref. 5305uAllen Lane. Very Good. 16.2cm x 4.3cm x 24.0cm. Hardcover. 2020. 454 pages. Near new condition 4-5mm tear in top corner at the fold <meta charset=utf-8>Published by Allen Lane in 2020 here is the hype r scarce rarely available first hardback printing of John Darwin's Unlocking th e World: Port Cities and Globalization in the Age of Steam 1830-1930. Blue cloth binding red spine lettering 455 pages maps illustrations the acclaimed historian of global empire the dramatic story of how steam power reshaped our cities and our seas and forged a new world order er transformed our world initiating the complex resource-devouring industrial system the consequences of which we live with today. It revolutionized work and production but also the ease and cost of movement over land and water. The resu lt was to throw open vast areas of the world to the rampaging expansion of Europ eans and Americans on a scale previously unimaginable. d is the captivating history of the great port cities which emerged as the bridg eheads of this new steam-driven economy reshaping not just the trade and indust ry of the regions around them but their culture and politics as well. They were the agents of what we now call 'globalization' but their impact and influence and the reactions they provoked were far from predictable. Nor were they immune to the great upheavals in world politics across the 'steam century'. s book is global history at its very best. Packed with fascinating case historie s from New Orleans to Montreal Bombay to Singapore Calcutta to Shanghai ind ividual stories and original ideas Darwin's book allows us for better or worse to see the modern age taking shape. . Allen Lane hardcover
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