Eastern origins of western civilisation, the
Auteur :
Hobson, John M.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521838351
Date de publication :
3 juin 2004
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,0 x 2,9 cm
Poids :
758 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
John Hobson challenges the ethnocentric bias of mainstream accounts of the Rise of the West. He describes the rise of the 'Oriental West', arguing that Europe assimilated Eastern inventions and appropriated Eastern resources through imperialism. Hobson's book places Eastern peoples at the forefront of the story of world history.