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Thisthematichistoryoftheworldfrom1780totheonsetoftheFirstWorldWarrevealsthattheworldwasfarmore‘globalised’atthistimethaniscommonlythought.ExplorespreviouslyneglectedsetsofconnectionsinworldhistoryRevealsthattheworldwasfarmore‘globalised’,evenatthebeginningofthisperiod,thaniscommonlythoughtSketchesthe‘rippleeffects’ofworldcrisessuchastheEuropeanrevolutionsandtheAmericanCivilWarShowshoweventsinAsia,AfricaandSouthAmericaimpactedontheworldasawholeConsidersthegreatthemesofthenineteenth–centuryworld,includingtheriseofthemodernstate,industrialisationandliberalismChallengesandcomplementstheregionalandnationalapproacheswhichhavetraditionallydominatedhistoryteachingandwriting