Transformation of the World. History of the 19th Century. Volume III. Materiality and Culture

The overview work of Jürgen Osterhammel — a well-known historian of modern and contemporary history, a specialist in the history of ideas, intercultural relations, as well as the history of China — is a large-scale portrait of the long 19th century, covering 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 various ways of life and political systems, exploring the complex intertwining of forces that made the 19th century an era of global transformation of the world.
Jürgen Osterhammel is a historian, honorary professor at the University of Freiburg. His monumental study has been translated into all major languages of the world and has rightly acquired the status of a modern classic.