Thinking History Globally
Conceptualizing through Social Sciences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20051145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diego Olstein (University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 113-124 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Thinking History Globally (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9781137318145_7 |
| OpenAlex | W2493964471 |
| ISBN | 9781137318145 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Historical sociology and civilizational studies are among the very first attempts to think globally about history. Sociology emerged as a field of history trying to make sense of the transformation beyond recognition brought about by the “twin revolutions”: the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. The comparative method was at the core of this effort, with Marx comparing modes of production, Émile Durkheim comparing traditional and modern societies, and Max Weber comparing religions, their economies, and societies. This last project, in fact, arranges the world as a set of civilizations derived from the major religions: Confucianism and Taoism in China, Hinduism and Buddhism in India, Judaism and Islam in the Middle East, Catholicism and Protestantism in Europe. This overlap between historical sociology and civilizational analysis exemplifies their cognate nature. Both stem mostly from sociology, rely heavily on the comparative method, and are pathfinders of global thinking
Ancient history · Buddhism · China · Comparative history · Comparative religion · Hinduism · Historical sociology · Islam · Karma · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Taoism · Theology · World history · Anthropology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · World Systems and Global Transformations
The politics of the world-economy
The Sources of Social Power
World-Systems Analysis
Colonialism and Postcolonial Development
The long twentieth century
Origins and Diversity of Axial Age Civilizations, The
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order
The Concept of National Development, 1917-1989
The State and Social Transformation
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