The Transformation of the World. History of the 19th Century. Volume II

 Jürgen Osterhammel's overview work — a renowned historian of modern and contemporary times, a specialist in the history of ideas, intercultural relations, and the history of China — is a large-scale portrait of the long 19th century, encompassing the period from 1770 to 1914. 

By combining political, economic, social, intellectual history, the history of technology, everyday life, and the environment, the author shows these spheres in their interconnection throughout the era at the levels of regions, macro-regions, and the world as a whole. From New York to New Delhi, from Latin American revolutions to the Taiping Rebellion, from the dangers and prospects of European transatlantic labor markets to the difficulties faced by nomadic and tribal peoples, Osterhammel offers the reader panoramas of different lifestyles and political systems, exploring the complex intertwining of forces that made the 19th century an era of global transformation. 

Jürgen Osterhammel is a historian and an honorary professor at the University of Freiburg. His monumental study has been translated into all major languages of the world and has rightly gained the status of a modern classic.