A Global History of Inequality

English summary of the book "Origins of the Modern World (3d edition)", written by Robert B. Marks, which is part of the material for the exam for the subject Global History of Ineuqality, given at the VU (to anthropology and sociology). The summary is structured per chapter and there is also a short list of key terms included.

Korte samenvattingen van de meeste artikelen voor het vak Global History of Inequality, dat wordt gegeven aan de VU. Niet alle artikelen staan er tussen omdat sommige meer illustrerend waren voor de colleges, en daar stond dus niet echt nuttige stof in wat op tentamens gevraagd kan worden. De volgende artikelen staan er wel in: Edward W. Said – Orientalism: Introduction (Nederlandse samenvatting!) David D. Buck – Was it Pluck or Luck That Made the West Grow Rich? Valerie Hansen – The Silk...

This is a 27 pages long summary of the material of the course 'A global history of inequality' which is taught at the VU, Amsterdam. This summary includes a concept list. The document was created in the academic year of 2015 - 2016.