The East in the West

ISBN-13: 9780521556736 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 304 str.

Jack Goody

Opis

The East in the West reassesses Western views of Asia, which much European history and social theory has seen as "static" or "backward." Jack Goody challenges these Eurocentric assumptions, including the notion of a special Western rationality, and differences in mercantile activity. Other factors "inhibiting" the East's development, such as the role of the family, have also been greatly exaggerated, and have contributed to a misunderstanding of both Eastern and Western history and society. This wide-ranging and provocative book begins to redress the balance.

Recenzje

'The East in the West represents a valuable contribution to a debate which has become increasingly pressing.' David Washbrook, Economic History Review

Spis treści

Introduction: the West's problem with the East; 1. Rationality in review; 2. Rationality and ragioneria: The Keeping of Books and the Economic Miracle; 3. Indian trade and Economy in the Medieval and Early Colonial Periods; 4. The Growth of Indian Commerce and Industry; 5. Family and business in the East; 6. From collective to individual? The historiography of the family in the West; 7. Labour, Production and Communication; 8. Revaluations.