The origins of the modern world a global and ecological narrative from the fifteenth to the twenty first century g reference information and interdisciplinary subjects series world social change issn 2690 9324 author robert marks edition illustrated revised publisher rowman littlefield publishers 2007 isbn 0742554198 . This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present unlike most studies which assume that the rise of the west is the story of the coming of the modern world this history drawing upon new scholarship on asia africa and the new world and upon the maturing field of environmental history con. The origins of the modern world a global and ecological narrative from the fifteenth to the twenty first century world social change author robert b marks edition 2 revised publisher rowman littlefield publishers 2006 isbn 1461645042 9781461645047 length 240 pages subjects. Buy the origins of the modern world a global and environmental narrative from the fifteenth to the twenty first century world social change fourth by marks robert b isbn 9781538127025 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The origins of the modern world a global and environmental narrative from the fifteenth to the twenty first century world social change fourth edition by robert b marks author 44 out of 5 stars 94 ratings