Before European Hegemony - The World System Ad 1250-1350

In this important study, Janet Abu-Lughod presents a groundbreaking reinterpretation of global economic evolution and provides a new paradigm for understanding the evolution of world systems by tracing the rise of a system that, at its peak in the opening decades of the fourteenth century, involved a vast region stretching between northwest Europe and China. Writing in a clear and lively style, Abu-Lughod explores the reasons for the eventual decay of this system
and the rise of European hegemony. She concludes with a provocative analysis of our current world economy, suggesting that we may be moving towards a pluralistic world similar in important respects to that of the thirteenth century.

Info autore

Janet L. Abu-Lughod is Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University (Emeritus)

Riassunto

In this portrait of world trade before the age of European hegemony, the author examines global commercial connections amongst a large number of cities between the years 1250 and 1350.

Testo aggiuntivo

'Abu-Lughod's humanity is evident throughout this work as she describes in personalized yet dignifying prose the variety and commonalty of cultures acorss space and time. This book is both a gem and a landmark study.'
Philip McMichael, Cornell University, Theory and Society, 22, 1993

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Janet L. Abu Lughod, Janet L. Abu-Lughod, Janet L. (Visiting Professor of Sociol Abu-Lughod
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.07.1991
• EAN: 9780195067743
• ISBN: 978-0-19-506774-3
• Pagine: 464
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Economic history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, General and world history