Before European Hegemony by Janet L Abu-Lughod
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.
'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 timeThis book is both a gem and a landmark study.' Philip McMichael, Cornell University, Theory and Society, 22, 1993
Janet L. Abu-Lughod is Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University (Emeritus)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195067743 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195067746 |
| Title | Before European Hegemony |
| Author | Janet L Abu-Lughod |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1991-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
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