How the West Came to Rule : The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism
by
Anievas, Alexander
Title
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How the West Came to Rule : The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism
Author
:
Anievas, Alexander
ISBN
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9781783713233
Personal Author
:
Anievas, Alexander
Publication Information
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Pluto Press 20150620
Abstract
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Mainstream historical accounts of the development of capitalism describe a process which is fundamentally European - a system that was born in the mills and factories of England or under the guillotines of the French Revolution. In this groundbreaking book, a very different story is told. The book offers a unique interdisciplinary and international historical account of the origins of capitalism. It argues that contrary to the dominant wisdom, capitalism's origins should not be understood as a development confined to the geographically and culturally sealed borders of Europe, but the outcome of a wider array of global processes in which non-European societies played a decisive role. Through an outline of the uneven histories of Mongolian expansion, New World discoveries, Ottoman-Habsburg rivalry, the development of the Asian colonies and bourgeois revolutions, the authors provide an account of how these diverse events and processes came together to produce capitalism.
Subject Term
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History
Added Author
:
Nişancıoğlu, Kerem
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 2183266-1001 | XX(2183266.1) | DOAB E-Books |