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What really intrigued me in particular was the idea of a redivision of impoverishment. That is, poverty becoming more concentrated in cities instead of the countryside. Having taken classes in urban studies […]

Bright and Geyer argue that the great divergence “does not project well to the end of the century” (295) as countries all over the world created their own “modern” societies by adopting some western practices and […]

I believe that in most ways the world in becoming more globalized. As times progresses it seems that countries are starting to work together and help each other get through things. But on the other hand I also […]

On page 295, Bright and Geyer comment that, “the ‘great divergence’…does not project well to the end of the century,” then follow immediately with the statement that, “narratives of a ‘great convergence’…have […]

The in Bright and Gayer article the authors dicuss how after the 1800s there was a change refered to as “The Great Divergence” during these period certain parts of theworld begane having succesful […]

I agree with Bright and Geyer, that the strategies adopted to cope with the conditions of globality have changed over the last 150 years, rather than the idea of globality itself. This is true because every […]

Bright and Geyer say that it’s misleading to say the world is undergoing the process of globalization, while they continue to list multiple affects of globalization. Globalization is not just something that large […]

Another resonating issue that is growing in connection to what Bright and Geyer explain as Globalization is the struggle between people, many living in the same geographic regions, to continue participating in the […]

Near the end of the summary the word “survival” is used to imply that the world in general is struggling to face global entanglement as if it is necessary to continue progress, reassimalation and innovation. […]

The idea raised by the authors that globalization is not a quantified thing that increases or decreases, but more or less a static condition that was established in the second half of the 19th century is […]

I found the Bright and Geyer brought up a rather interesting point in that Westernization was not the turning point of the world and Globalization is not a direct result. This assertion goes well against the grain […]

Globalization is definitely a misused term in the modern world, where the trend in the last century has been countries having more effect over each other with every action taken between them. However, the Western […]

From the class discussion and the reading I do believe there exist another model to describe the narrative of world history.

I strongly disagree with model A has this is orientalism approach to world history […]

I believe that Model A has glaring flaws. The West was able to industrialize so quickly largely due to the abundance of resources that were obtained from imperialized nations. However, in the acquisition of these […]

One of the main points that Bright and Geyer talk about is their dislike of the “catching up” model. They do not like the metaphor of Western Europe innovating and then the rest of the world is playing catch up. […]

Bright and Geyer argue that Globalization distinctly started around 150 years ago. They utilize key economic and political changes that are indicative of irreversible social and technological change within the […]

Through a good degree of circumlocution, Bright and Geyer produce an alternative thesis to the traditional model of the rise of the contemporary world, specifically in regards to the ostensible nexus between […]