Leading scholars examine the increasingly interconnected history of humankind since 1750 in terms of structures, processes, regions, and events.

Part I. Social Developments: 1. Migrations Dirk Hoerder; 2. World urbanization, 1750 to the present Lynn Hollen Lees; 3. The family in modern world history Peter Stearns; 4. Continuities and change in sexual behaviour and attitudes from 1750 to the twenty-first century Julie Peakman; 5. Abolitions Alessandro Stanziani; Part II. Culture and Connections: 6. Department stores and the commodification of culture: artful marketing in a globalizing world Antonia Finnane; 7. Religion after 1750 Peter van der Veer; 8. Science since 1750 James E. McClellan, III; 9. Music on the move, as object, as commodity Timothy D. Taylor; 10. Sport Susan Brownell; 11. World cinema: origins and method Lalitha Gopalan; Part III. Moments: 12. Atlantic revolutions: a reinterpretation Jaime E. Rodríguez O.; 13. Global war 1914-45 Richard Overy; 14. The Cold War Daniel Sargent; 15. 1956 Carole Fink; 16. 1989 as a year of great significance Nicole Rebec and Jeffrey Wasserstrom; Part IV. Ligaments of Globalization: 17. Transportation and communication, 1750 to the present Daniel R. Headrick; 18. Rubber Richard Tucker; 19. Drugs in the modern era William B. McAllister; 20. The automobile Bernard Rieger; 21. Globalization, Anglo-American style Thomas W. Zeiler.