The origins of the modern world: a global and environmental narrative from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century

List of Figures and Maps Preface to the Third Edition Introduction: The Rise of the West? Chapter One: The Material and Trading Worlds, circa 1400 Chapter Two: Starting with China Chapter Three: Empires, States, and the New World, 1500-1775 Chapter Four: The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences, 1750-1850 Chapter Five: The Gap Chapter Six: The Great Departure Conclusion: Changes, Continuities, and the Shape of the Future Notes Index About the Author