Doing Global History : An Introduction in 6 Concepts, / Roland Wenzlhuemer.

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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Global history -- The grasp of global history -- Global history as perspective -- Global history as a history of connections -- Global history and globalization -- The practice of global history -- Notes -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Connections: The Great Moon Hoax -- Connections in global history -- The moon … -- … and the Sun -- Connections and non-connections -- Conclusion: Connections in global history -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Space: Connectivity and isolation -- Space in global history -- The telegraph and the ostensible annihilation of space -- Fanning and Cocos: On the variety of spaces of communication -- Conclusion: Space in global history -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Time: Telegraphy and temporal structures -- Time in global history -- Telegraphy and time -- Telegraphy, space and time -- Telegraphy and the sense of time -- Conclusion: Time in global history -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Actors: Mutiny on the Bounty -- Actors in global history -- Huzza for Otaheite -- The breadfruit mission -- The South Sea and the Caribbean -- Global actors -- Conclusion: Actors in global history -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Structures: Breakthrough on Mont Cenis -- Structures in global history -- Mont Cenis -- Building the tunnel through Mont Cenis -- The Mont Cenis Pass Railway -- Actors and structures -- Conclusion: Structures in global history -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Transit: Dr Crippen's getaway -- Transit in global history -- Maritime passages -- The Crippen case -- Global interest -- Caught in transit -- The arrest -- Conclusion: Transit in global history -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Doing global history -- Consolidating the field -- Conclusion: The grasp of global history -- Notes -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- Sources -- Scholarly literature -- Index -- Index of Names.