Looking at History in the Light of Globalization
Although there is nothing totally new under the sun, there is merit in studying the past from the newly acquired global perspective. The traditional way of looking at history - bound in geographical space and bracketed in a particular time period - is no longer adequate. Scientific and technological advance allows us to look at the earth from “outside” as a unit, and challenges us to trace developments of ideas and institutions more holistically over a greater expanse of time. To make sense of globalization today, historians must take a multi-disciplinary approach and examine many factors of globalization that have been in play over a long stretch of time. - YaleGlobal