Rating 2.5 stars. Fairly condensed treatment of the globalization theme from a historical point of view. Osterhammel and Petersson analyze the different views on globalization and propose their own periodization system. In doing so, they sketch in detail how globalization really got going, especially from 1750 onwards, and broke through in full force in the 19th century. Not so surprising when you know that Jurgen Osterhammel is currently the specialist of the 19th century. It is impressive what the authors all get crammed into this booklet, although I fear that it may be a bit too dry for a layman. The book was published in 2003, which means it is starting to become slightly dated. More in my History account on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/988725620.