The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780521547246

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by John M. Hobson (Author)

John Hobson challenges the ethnocentric bias of mainstream accounts of the "Rise of the West" that assume that Europeans have pioneered their own development, and that the East has been a passive by-stander. Describing the rise of what he calls the "Oriental West", Hobson argues that Europe first assimilated many Eastern inventions, and then appropriated Eastern resources through imperialism. Hobson's book thus propels the hitherto marginalized Eastern peoples to the forefront of the story of progressive world history.

Number of Pages: 394

Dimensions: 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN

Publication Date: June 03, 2004

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