The Rise of the Rich: A New View of Modern World History

by Peter Gran

Book Overview

"The rise of the west" has long been the accepted doctrine for framing analysis for world history. Privileging a Eurocentric approach, this traditional paradigm obscures the significance of the indigenous rich in non-Western regions and fails to recognize the contributions of the Orient. In this book, Peter Gran seeks to reframe current historical debates, presenting a model of analysis based on the rise of the rich. Gran outlines the structure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815631715
• ISBN13: 9780815631712
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"