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The word “Hellenistic” (meaning “to make Greek”) was only coined sometime in the first half of the 19th century to describe the world of the Mediterranean and beyond where Alexander the Great had begun to spread Greek culture and language. In our own time, English language and Western culture has been spread far and wide, although not at the hand of a single individual.Do you think that historians of the future will refer to some point in time in the 20th century as the beginning of the "Westernistic" or "Americanistic" (for lack of better words) world?
I think I have only vaguely heard the term Pax Americana, presumably referring to the relative peace experienced globally since after WWII. The word Americanization has indeed been used….you're probably right that that will be the word used. How about this - the date for the beginning of the Hellenistic world is placed sometime during the life of Alexander the Great (or his death in 332 B.C.). The end is generally placed at the death of Cleopatra in 33 B.C. What should the dates of "Americanization" be in the history books?
“Americanization” is not over. The rest of the world is still in the midst of the Coca-Cola revolution.
What should the dates of "Americanization" be in the history books?
Sometime in teh 80s. When did that first McDonald's open in China?
Sometime in teh 80s. When did that first McDonald's open in China?
How about when the first Hollywood movies started being shown overseas?
How about when the first Hollywood movies started being shown overseas?
That would probably coincide with the rise of Leftism. ???
What should the dates of "Americanization" be in the history books?
How about when Wall Street crashed in 1929 due to its consequences that affected all Western industrialized countries ? Even if Pax Americana is the most common term used about a period starting in the end of the 19th c until today, some (eg Harold Evans) are calling the 20th c the American Century
