Or, more precisely, Bayly argues that the rise of modernity was a multi-centred affair until the very last decade of the nineteenth century and early twentieth, when Western domination became more marked. This thematic history of the world from 1780 to the onset of the First World War reveals that the world was far more ‘globalised’ at this time than is commonly thought. The style is certainly that of a text book, but it manages to do something extraordinary. in the context of each continent and major political entity makes for a tiresome read sometimes. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2015. Just halfway through but have already learned about world history. Sketches the ‘ripple effects’ of world crises such as the European revolutions and the American Civil War. C. A. Bayly. 540 S. $41.95, paper, ISBN 978-0-631-23616-0. I wouldn't that say Tony Judt is as accessible or populist as Peter Hennessy for example but Judt's writing is both beautifully spare and often poetic. Christopher Alan Bayly, author of The Birth of the Modern World: 1780-1914, on LibraryThing. Refresh and try again. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, The Birth of the Modern World, 1780 - 1914. 3 Authoritarianism and Dictatorship Worldwide, c.1900–1950 49. The obvious comparison is Osterhammel's The Transformation of the World, and I much preferred Bayly. With this similarity in mind, C.A. Dominic Lieven, London School of Economics and Political Science, "The impact of this book will be as broad as its originality, currency, and force." C.A. by Wiley-Blackwell, The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons. I had to use it for a graduate seminar class. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. How events like the American War of Independence, French Revolution, American Civil War had global causes and consequences. Please try again. By comparison it looks, feels and reads far more academic. Definitely interesting and certainly not the worst I have read. Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020. Bayly - The Birth of the Modern World 1780-1914 C.A. The Birth of the Modern World: 1780-1914 (Blackwell History of the World) | Christopher Alan Bayly | download | B–OK. In this wide-reaching history of impressive geographical and theoretical scope, Bayly synthesizes the latest research on such topics as the causes of the industrial revolution and the ris. Considers the great themes of the nineteenth-century world, including the rise of the modern state, industrialisation and liberalism. Bayly is also committed to complicating the old Eurocentric narrative where modernity is just hurled outward from the continent. Read this if you want to brush up on world history. Bayly Birth Of The Modern World related files: e7d614787caf555e0ae3e785558e9190 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) 1 / 1 1 The World Crisis, c.1900–1930: Europe and the “Middle East” 12. But it's also a conclusive statement that, aside from being pushed around and bossed, they didn't contribute a thing to the progress of the world. -- Our professor said it best. The Birth of the Modern World 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons. Essentially, the book argues that the modern world was not, contrary to established wisdom, of purely Western creation. Christopher A. Bayly. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2015. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Global history has become hugely fashionable in the last decade or so, and alongside Pomeranz’s Great Divergence, Bayly’s The Birth of the Modern World is one of its leading titles. The book is turgid, laboured, and I have had to force myself to read until the end. Welcome back. It also packs surprisingly little depth in its near five hundred pages. Religion in Bayly was not necessarily a backward looking conservative force - it was dynamic, and changeable. My problem, though, is not so much with the argument as with the way it is made. One of the books I had to read and review for my new history class - so I won't review it in its entirety here. This thematic history of the world from 1780 to the onset of the First World War reveals that the world was far more ‘globalised’ at this time than is commonly thought. Book attempts a comparative approach to world history and rejects euro-centric readings of culture and development. Very enlightening read in the field of global history. Impressive study by its erudition and its global view on the period: there's a lot of attention to the evolutions on other continents and especially their interaction. Belief systems expanded all over the world in the 19th century by adapting to modernity and making "pacts and concordats...with newly vigorous states and empires." By 1914, this was no longer possible. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The author seems to have his own advice to the world, to save pain and misery: Dont't move and don't do anything, or you may hurt somebody or get hurt. What is most interesting is how he shows how global the world was in this period and how much of what happened in Europe was the result of much wider forces. "Bayly's work is awe-inspiring in its breadth and authority. Because Mr. Bayly does't say what that could be: perhaps their history prior to the encounter vis a vis the white man wasn´t that interesting to tell after all. Convincing overall approach. Brilliant stuff. edition, in English Hopefully my review will explain the issues I have with this book). Along with Tony Judt's Post War, the best history book I have read in years. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2020, The book undeniably offers several interesting and new perspectives on the long 19th century and, as such, it is a pleasant and most useful read. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Linda Colley, Princeton University, "This brilliant history of the 19th century offers remarkably lucid, supple analyses of the concepts around which this story revolves: modernity, nationalism, imperialism, the state, industrialisation. Please try again. Covering the period 17801914, The Birth of the Modern World shows how events in Asia, Africa, and South America from the decline of the eighteenth-century Islamic empires to the anti-European Boxer rebellion of 1900 in China had a direct impact on European and American history. "With its dazzling erudition and its vast scope. 0 comments. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Bayly's The Birth of the Modern World makes for fascinating reading. The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970, After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000, Bai Ganyo: Incredible Tales of a Modern Bulgarian, Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference. Iberoamericana. A hard read, but the man is an expert and the range of detail Bayly covers is astonishing. The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century (America in the World), Remaking the Modern World 1900 - 2015: Global Connections and Comparisons (Blackwell History of the World). At the end of the era it was no longer possible to analyze or change a society without reference to other experiences. The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy. By any standards, a major contribution to historical texts. Of course being massacred, invaded, oppressed... it's only fair that them poor peoples should have a few lines dedicated to in any world history book. Great novel and very informative. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Amazing read. Bayly rejects an eurocentered view and insists that global history reveals parallel developments all over the world, only with timelags. Ideally, I think that's how this book should be read." Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Bayly''s analytical approach merits high praise and the wealth of information he presents i, With its dazzling erudition and its vast scope, The Birth of the Modern World is a masterpiece of distance-annihilating synthesis...At a stroke, all other general histories of the nineteenth century have become parochial...I cannot think of any living historian who could match this feat. The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914 Global Connections and Comparisons Christopher Alan Bayly. 2 The World Crisis, c.1900–1930: Africa, Asia and Beyond 29. Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2016. At the end. I need to think through this some more. He was knighted in 2007 for achievements as a historian. his chapters on Art, probably being the weakest). Must be read by everyone who is interested in history. Will re-write this review if/when I get over myself. In turn, what he delivers is a fascinating challenge to contemporary understandings of globalisation, religious belief and the threads of Empire." Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2018, On the virtues of biting off more than you can chew, Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2011. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Too many people got hurt on the way, it seems. C.A. In 1780 it was still possible to speak of regional histories with a degree of independence. Quite a well written book of a period in history that has had wide ranging effects for the present and into the future. The Telegraph, "A truly global history, a work of great richness and jaw-dropping erudition that ranges effortlessly across the continents, laying out a complex, multifaceted picture of modernity. Blackwell History of the World.