This volume considers the confluence of World History and historical
materialism, with the following guiding question in mind: given developments in
the field of historical materialism concerned with the intersection of race,
gender, labour, and class, why is it that within the field of World History,
historical materialism has been marginalized, precisely as World History orients
toward transnational socio-cultural phenomenon, micro-studies, or global
histories of networks? Answering this question requires thinking, in an
inter-related manner, about both the development of World History as a
discipline, and the tension within the tradition of historical materialism
around economic determinism. This volume encourages us to think about how the
field of World