From Columbus to globalism: The construction of western hegemony

From Columbus to globalism: The construction of western hegemony

The process of Globalization we live in today has put us in front of the necessity of studying History in terms of global processes -namely those that verify themselves in the world level-, not only as a description of events, but from an analytical and scientific approach. This process –so far uniq...

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Main Author: Eduardo Madrigal Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2015-05-01
Series:Revista Humanidades
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not only as a description of events
but from an analytical and scientific approach. This process –so far unique in human history- has been characterized by an integration of international markets
an unprecedented development of technology –particularly the computer science-
a geopolitics governed by the interaction of economic blocks
and the emergence of a global culture. Other processes of cultural contact and economical exchange between civilizations on an extended geographical span have happened in history
ever since civilization exists
in Eurasia
Africa and the Americas. However
we do not find the existence of a real integrated world market until 1492
when the discovery of the Americas will reunite all the continents on earth for the first time in history. This process carried on the unification of the world in terms of markets
but also in technology
biological species (including germs)
Globalism
western hegemony
Globalization
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