Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the Modern World from the Mongol Empire to the Present

Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the Modern World from the Mongol Empire to the Present by W. W. Norton. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780393977462.

This provocative narrative history dramatically departs from the standard "rise of the West" storyline that has driven world historiography for a century. A stellar group of historians paint a decidedly different modern world history, one in which the rise of the West was not predetermined and where global integration has manifested itself in fits and starts rather than as a smooth process over the last seven centuries. This fresh interpretation, driven by powerful ideas and colorful stories, promises to engage readers for decades to come.