Before European Hegemony: The World System AD 1250-1350 [Lingua inglese] - Brossura

Abu-Lughod, Janet L.

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ISBN 10: 0195067746 ISBN 13: 9780195067743

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 1991

Riassunto

In this important study, Janet Abu-Lughod presents a groundbreaking reinterpretation of global economic evolution and provides a new paradigm for understanding the evolution of world systems by tracing the rise of a system that, at its peak in the opening decades of the fourteenth century, involved a vast region stretching between northwest Europe and China. Writing in a clear and lively style, Abu-Lughod explores the reasons for the eventual decay of this system and the rise of European hegemony. She concludes with a provocative analysis of our current world economy, suggesting that we may be moving towards a pluralistic world similar in important respects to that of the thirteenth century.

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Recensione:

'Abu-Lughod's humanity is evident throughout this work as she describes in personalized yet dignifying prose the variety and commonalty of cultures acorss space and time. This book is both a gem and a landmark study.'Philip McMichael, Cornell University, Theory and Society, 22, 1993

L'autore:

Janet L. Abu-Lughod is Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University (Emeritus)

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0195067746
• ISBN 13: 9780195067743
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 460