(Continued from Volume 11)

PART 3 Formation of large-scale political units

CHAPTER 11 Empires of the Iberian Peninsula, 1400–1800
CHAPTER 12 Eurasian Imperial Rivalry: Russia vs. China
CHAPTER 13 Islamic Empires of the Early Modern World

PART 4 ​​Intersection Area

CHAPTER 14 Central Asia, the Crossroads of the World
CHAPTER 15 Southeast Asia, the Crossroads of the World
CHAPTER 16 The Caribbean, the Crucible of Modern World History
CHAPTER 17 The Mediterranean, the Crossroads of the World

PART 5 OVERVIEW

CHAPTER 18: Numerous Political Journeys: A Comparative Study

The 12th book in the Cambridge World History series (18 volumes)

The Cambridge World History Series is a vast world history series in which over 200 scholars from around the world have participated.
The Korean version is scheduled to be published in 18 volumes.
This book, the twelfth in a series, examines how regional, mega-political units functioned as crossroads for global exchange.

Part 3: Formation of large-scale political units

We examine the rivalry between regional giant empires, such as the empires of the Iberian Peninsula and the Sino-Russian rivalry.
The section concludes with a broader discussion of the Islamic empires of the time, with the intention of moving beyond the traditional triangular framework (Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal).
The articles in this section have several common goals:
For example, the spatial scope of the empire was taken as the subject of analysis, and unlike the existing method of explaining each empire separately (e.g., the Dutch and English Empires, or the Portuguese and Spanish Empires), attention was paid to the mutual interactions involved in the formation of each empire.

Section 4 Intersection Area

This discussion introduced the concept of “crossroads,” a concept that has been influential in recent decades, particularly since the French historian Denys Lombard’s Le Carrefour Javanais.
The articles in this section cover regions that are common in traditional world history, such as the Mediterranean, but also explore interesting regions such as Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Caribbean.


Part 5 Overview

This is the concluding volume of the Korean edition, Volumes 11 and 12, and is an ambitious project that broadly compares various political journeys.
Here, we aim to examine both the gradual transformation of the global state structure and the process by which Western Europe gained dominance.
However, we must not overlook the fact that as of 1800, Western European hegemony had not yet been established and fierce competition was taking place.