Interconnected World History

a ...Worlds across the globe "e;interact"e; in diverse forms through "e;connections,"e; as the dominant "e;currents"e; of world history spread relentlessly and 'localize' according to regional contexts, thereby "e;interlinking"e; the histories of different regions...a ...Japan's history in the latter half of the 19th century developed by navigating the vortex of global power relations-sometimes exploiting the periphery of the vortex, sometimes leveraging its center.This book, grounded in the history of international relations, traces the formation and shifting of global tensions, the collapse of old orders, and the birth of new ones from the 1840s to the 1910s. Against the vast backdrop of aggressive expansion by Western powers and surging popular movements, it explores how Japan captured these world-historical currents and adapted them to its own context."e;