Modernities: A Geohistorical Interpretation

Taylor develops a geohistorical argument which focuses on the periods and places of modernities, offering a grounded analysis of what it is to be modern. He identifies three 'prime modernities' which have defined the development of our modern world: today's consumer modernity preceded by the industrial modernity of the nineteenth century which was itself preceded by mercantile modernity.

Authors: Peter J. Taylor

Format: Paperback

Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780745621302

Publication date: 19990102