Globalization and the challenge to historical analysis
Emerging patterns of contact, 1200 BCE-1000 CE : a preparatory phase
1000 CE as turning point : the birth of globalization?
1500 As turning point : the birth of globalization?
The 1850's as turning point : the birth of globalization?
Globalization since the 1940's : a new global history?
Conclusion : the historical perspective.
Globalization in world history by Peter N. Stearns. ISBN 9780203866061. Published by Routledge in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.