A History of Western Society: Printed Page 1041
A History of Western Society, Value Edition: Printed Page 1055
Think about the larger developments and continuities within and across chapters.
Did people’s lives really change dramatically during the wave of globalization that emerged in the late twentieth century? How have they stayed the same?
The globalization of today’s world seems inseparable from advances in digital technology. How are the two connected? Were there other times in the history of Western society during which technological developments drove social, political, or cultural change?
How are the challenges that confront Europeans in the twenty-first century rooted in events and trends that came before?