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This chapter distinguishes three phases of modernity: the phases of eurocentric, westcentric, and polycentric modernity. Periodizations are ex post facto constructs whose rationale is a function of the research question under which a subject matter is analyzed. The periodization proposed here follows the assessment that the breakthrough of global modernity entails far-reaching changes of both key characteristics of modernity itself and the geopolitical positioning of world regions. The chapter briefly addresses the second of these aspects.
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© 2014 Volker H. Schmidt
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Schmidt, V.H. (2014). Phases of Modernity. In: Global Modernity. A Conceptual Sketch. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137435811_2
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