The Origins of Capitalism and the "Rise of the West"
In this study, Eric Mielants provides a novel interdisciplinary interpretation of the origins of modernity and capitalism in particular. He argues that contrary to popular thinking, the Rise of the West should not be analyzed in terms of the Industrial Revolution or the colonization of the New World...
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| Médium: | E-kniha Kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Philadelphia
Temple University Press
2007
Temple Univ. Press |
| Vydání: | 2 |
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| ISBN: | 1592135757, 9781592135752, 1592135773, 9781592135776, 9781592135769, 1592135765 |
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- Front Matter Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: Perspectives on the Origins of Merchant Capitalism in Europe CHAPTER TWO: The Political Economies of China and Europe Compared CHAPTER THREE: The Political Economies of South Asia and Europe Compared CHAPTER FOUR: The Political Economies of Western Europe and Northern Africa Compared CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusion: BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Back Matter
- Index Bibliography Chapter Five: Conclusion: Was the Western-European City-State in the Middle Ages a European Miracle? Chapter Four: The Political Economies of Western Europe and Northern Africa Compared Chapter Three: The Political Economies of South Asia and Europe Compared Chapter Two: The Political Economies of China and Europe Compared Chapter One: Perspectives on the Origins of Merchant Capitalism in Europe Introduction Acknowledgments Contents Copyright Cover
- Cover -- THE ORIGINS OF CAPITALISM AND THE "RISE OF THE WEST" -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Perspectives on the Origins of Merchant Capitalism in Europe -- Orthodox Marxism -- Brennerism (or the Brenner Approach) -- The Modernization Theory -- World-Systems Analysis -- Temporal Predisposition -- Spatial Predisposition -- The Inter-City-State System of the Middle Ages -- Tentative Conclusions -- Chapter Two: The Political Economies of China and Europe Compared -- The Chinese Socioeconomic Revolution during the Sung Dynasty (circa 900-1280) -- China and the Mongols -- Ming China and Europe: Divergent Paths -- Conclusions vis- a-vis European Capitalism -- Chapter Three: The Political Economies of South Asia and Europe Compared -- Trade and Commodity Flows in the South Asian Region -- States and State Structures in South Asia -- The Strategies of Elites in South Asia and Europe -- The Impact of the Perilous Frontier -- Conclusions -- Chapter Four: The Political Economies of Western Europe and Northern Africa Compared -- Northern Africa and the Sudanic States (circa 1200-1500) -- North African Cities, States, and the Balance of Power in the Mediterranean -- Conclusions -- Chapter Five: Conclusion: Was the Western-European City-State in the Middle Ages a European Miracle? -- Bibliography -- Index