The Eastern origins of Western civilization:
John Hobson challenges the ethnocentric bias of mainstream accounts of the Rise of the West. It is often assumed that since Ancient Greek times Europeans have pioneered their own development, and that the East has been a passive by-stander in the story of progressive world history. Hobson argues tha...
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| Summary: | John Hobson challenges the ethnocentric bias of mainstream accounts of the Rise of the West. It is often assumed that since Ancient Greek times Europeans have pioneered their own development, and that the East has been a passive by-stander in the story of progressive world history. Hobson argues that there were two processes that enabled the Rise of the 'Oriental West'. First, each major developmental turning point in Europe was informed in large part by the assimilation of Eastern inventions (e.g. ideas, technologies and institutions) which diffused from the more advanced East across the Eastern-led global economy between 500–1800. Second, the construction of European identity after 1453 led to imperialism, through which Europeans appropriated many Eastern resources (land, labour and markets). Hobson's book thus propels the hitherto marginalised Eastern peoples to the forefront of the story of progress in world history |
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The Eastern Origins of
Western Civilisation
JOHN M HOBSON
M CAMBRIDGE
9 UNIVERSITY PRESS
Contents
List of tables pageix
Preface and acknowledgements xi
Map: Hobo-Dyer projection of the world xiv
1 Countering the Eurocentric myth of the pristine
West: discovering the oriental West 1
I The East as an early developer: the East discovers
and leads the world through oriental globalisation,
500-1800
2 Islamic and African pioneers: building the Bridge of
the World and the global economy in the Afro-Asian
age of discovery, 500-1500 29
3 Chinese pioneers: the first industrial miracle
and the myth of Chinese isolationism,
c 1000-1800 50
4 The East remains dominant: the twin myths
of oriental despotism and isolationism in India,
South-east Asia and Japan, 1400-1800 74
II The West was last: oriental globalisation and
the invention of Christendom, 500-1498
5 Inventing Christendom and the Eastern origins of
European feudalism, c 500-1000 99
6 The myth of the Italian pioneer, 1000-1492 116
7 The myth of the Vasco da Gama epoch,
1498-c 1800 134
Vlll CONTENTS
HI The West as a late developer and the advantages
of backwardness: oriental globalisation and the
reconstruction of Western Europe as the advanced
West, 1492-1850
8 The myth of 1492 and the impossibility of America:
the Afro-Asian contribution to the catch up of the
West, 1492-c 1700 161
9 The Chinese origins of British industrialisation:
Britain as a derivative late developer, 1700-1846 190
10 Constructing European racist identity and the
invention of the world, 1700-1850: the imperial
civilising mission as a moral vocation 219
11 The dark side of British industrialisation and the
myth of laissez-faire: war, racist imperialism and
the Afro-Asian origins of industrialisation 243
IV Conclusion: the oriental West versus the
Eurocentric myth of the West
12 The twin myths of the rational Western
liberal-democratic state and the great divide
between East and West, 1500-1900 283
13 The rise of the oriental West: identity/agency,
global structure and contingency 294
Notes 323
Index 369 |
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| spelling | Hobson, John M. 1962- Verfasser (DE-588)17130683X aut The Eastern origins of Western civilization John M. Hobson Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004 1 online resource (xiii, 376 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) Countering the Eurocentric myth of the West: discovering the Oriental West -- The East as an Early Developer: the East discovers and leads the world through oriental globalisation, 500-1800 -- Islamic and African pioneers: building the global economy in the Afro-Asian Age of Discovery, 500-1500 -- Chinese pioneers: the first industrial miracle and the myth of Chinese isolationism, 1000-1800 -- The East remains dominant: India, Japan and Southeast Asia, 1400-1800 -- The West was Last: oriental globalisation and the invention of Christendom, 500-1498 -- Inventing Christendom and the Eastern origins of European feudalism -- The myth of the Italian pioneer -- The myth of the Vasco de Gama epoch, 1498-1800 -- The West as a Late-Developer and the advantages of backwardness: oriental grobalisation and the reconstruction of Western Europe as the advanced West, 1492-1850 -- The myth of 1492 and the impossibility of America: the Afro-Asian contribution to the catch-up of the West, 1492-1700 -- The Chinese origins of British industrialisation -- Constructing European racist identity and the invention of the world, 1700-1850 -- War, racist imperialism and the Afro-Asian origins of British industrialisation -- Conclusion: The Oriental West versus the Eurocentric Myth of the West -- The twin myths of the Western liberal state and the civilisational divide between East and West, 1500-1900 -- The rise of the Oriental West: identity/agency, global structure and contingency John Hobson challenges the ethnocentric bias of mainstream accounts of the Rise of the West. It is often assumed that since Ancient Greek times Europeans have pioneered their own development, and that the East has been a passive by-stander in the story of progressive world history. Hobson argues that there were two processes that enabled the Rise of the 'Oriental West'. First, each major developmental turning point in Europe was informed in large part by the assimilation of Eastern inventions (e.g. ideas, technologies and institutions) which diffused from the more advanced East across the Eastern-led global economy between 500–1800. Second, the construction of European identity after 1453 led to imperialism, through which Europeans appropriated many Eastern resources (land, labour and markets). Hobson's book thus propels the hitherto marginalised Eastern peoples to the forefront of the story of progress in world history Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Geschichte East and West Civilization, Western / History Kulturkontakt (DE-588)4033569-0 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd rswk-swf Westliche Welt (DE-588)4079237-7 gnd rswk-swf Ferner Osten (DE-588)4016795-1 gnd rswk-swf Westliche Welt (DE-588)4079237-7 g Kulturkontakt (DE-588)4033569-0 s Ferner Osten (DE-588)4016795-1 g Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 s DE-604 Geschichte z Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-54724-6 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-83835-1 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511489013 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext HEBIS Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=029332621&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Hobson, John M. 1962- The Eastern origins of Western civilization Countering the Eurocentric myth of the West: discovering the Oriental West -- The East as an Early Developer: the East discovers and leads the world through oriental globalisation, 500-1800 -- Islamic and African pioneers: building the global economy in the Afro-Asian Age of Discovery, 500-1500 -- Chinese pioneers: the first industrial miracle and the myth of Chinese isolationism, 1000-1800 -- The East remains dominant: India, Japan and Southeast Asia, 1400-1800 -- The West was Last: oriental globalisation and the invention of Christendom, 500-1498 -- Inventing Christendom and the Eastern origins of European feudalism -- The myth of the Italian pioneer -- The myth of the Vasco de Gama epoch, 1498-1800 -- The West as a Late-Developer and the advantages of backwardness: oriental grobalisation and the reconstruction of Western Europe as the advanced West, 1492-1850 -- The myth of 1492 and the impossibility of America: the Afro-Asian contribution to the catch-up of the West, 1492-1700 -- The Chinese origins of British industrialisation -- Constructing European racist identity and the invention of the world, 1700-1850 -- War, racist imperialism and the Afro-Asian origins of British industrialisation -- Conclusion: The Oriental West versus the Eurocentric Myth of the West -- The twin myths of the Western liberal state and the civilisational divide between East and West, 1500-1900 -- The rise of the Oriental West: identity/agency, global structure and contingency Geschichte East and West Civilization, Western / History Kulturkontakt (DE-588)4033569-0 gnd Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd |
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| title | The Eastern origins of Western civilization |
| title_auth | The Eastern origins of Western civilization |
| title_exact_search | The Eastern origins of Western civilization |
| title_full | The Eastern origins of Western civilization John M. Hobson |
| title_fullStr | The Eastern origins of Western civilization John M. Hobson |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Eastern origins of Western civilization John M. Hobson |
| title_short | The Eastern origins of Western civilization |
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| topic | Geschichte East and West Civilization, Western / History Kulturkontakt (DE-588)4033569-0 gnd Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd |
| topic_facet | Geschichte East and West Civilization, Western / History Kulturkontakt Westliche Welt Ferner Osten |
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