Timelines for Modernity

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Rethinking Periodization for Global International Relations

By Barry Buzan

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This groundbreaking book develops a new periodisation for understanding contemporary international history. It challenges West-centric approaches by setting up timelines appropriate for a global approach to International Relations. Shifting the focus beyond great power wars, it incorporates economic, societal and environmental changes to redefine what constitutes... Read More

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Timelines for Modernity

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Shifting the focus beyond great power wars, it incorporates economic, societal and environmental changes to redefine what constitutes significant historical moments for both the Global North and South. It uncovers pivotal turning points in the 1840s, 1970s and now, that highlight the formation, dominance, unravelling and replacement of the Western world order. It offers new foundations for understanding both how we arrived at where we stand today and what might lie ahead.

Timelines for Modernity by Barry Buzan presents a fresh perspective, encouraging a broader examination of global influences on historical development.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529251654

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Illustration: Not illustrated

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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Barry Buzan Education & Reference Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Barry Buzan is Professor Emeritus at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Fellow of the British Academy.