1. Seven Ages of Globalization

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Seven Ages of Globalization 1
5. 2. The Paleolithic Age (70.000 - 10.000 BCE) 33
6. 3. The Neolithic Age (10.000 - 3000 BCE) 41
7. 4. The Equestrian Age (3000–1000 BCE) 53
8. 5. The Classical Age (1000 BCE–1500 CE) 69
9. 6. The Ocean Age (1500–1800) 95
10. 7. The Industrial Age (1800–2000) 129
11. 8. The Digital Age (Twenty-First Century) 169
12. 9. Guiding Globalization in the Twenty-First Century 195
13. Acknowledgments 215
14. Data Appendix 217
15. Notes 225
16. Further Readings 233
17. Bibliography 239
18. Index 249