Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation

Auteur: Hobson, John M. (University of Sydney)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
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.

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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.
ISBN / EAN 9780521838351
Auteur Hobson, John M. (University of Sydney)
Editeur Cambridge University Press