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ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age
Andre Gunder Frank
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Paperback. Asks us to re-orient our views away from Eurocentrism - to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. This title is suitable for those interested in Asia, in world systems and world economic and social history, in international relations, and in comparative area studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; KCA; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610. Global Economy in the Asian Age. 352 pages, 6 maps, 3 tables. Asks us to re-orient our views away from Eurocentrism - to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. This title is suitable for those interested in Asia, in world systems and world economic and social history, in international relations, and in comparative area studies. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; KCA; KCL; KCZ. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight: 614.
Andre Gunder Frank asks us to re-orient our views away from Eurocentrism - to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. In a bold challenge to received historiography and social theory he turns on its head the world according to Marx, Weber, and other theorists, including Polanyi, Rostow, Braudel, and Wallerstein. Frank explains the Rise of the West in world economic and demographic terms that relate it in a single historical sweep to the decline of the East around 1800. European states, he says, used the silver ... Read more
Andre Gunder Frank asks us to re-orient our views away from Eurocentrism - to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. In a bold challenge to received historiography and social theory he turns on its head the world according to Marx, Weber, and other theorists, including Polanyi, Rostow, Braudel, and Wallerstein. Frank explains the Rise of the West in world economic and demographic terms that relate it in a single historical sweep to the decline of the East around 1800. European states, he says, used the silver ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520214743
SKU
V9780520214743
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99-20
About Andre Gunder Frank
Andre Gunder Frank, of the University of Toronto, has published more than thirty books. Most recently he coedited, with Barry Gills, World System: Five Hundred Years or Five Thousand? (1996).
Reviews for ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age
"A stimulating and thoughtful book that should be read by all serious students of the modern world system."
American Journal of Sociology
"Frank justifiably calls this his best book. . . . [He] gives world history new sophistication and new challenges."
Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"This stunning synthesis by a veteran world historian looks sure to land ... Read more
American Journal of Sociology
"Frank justifiably calls this his best book. . . . [He] gives world history new sophistication and new challenges."
Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"This stunning synthesis by a veteran world historian looks sure to land ... Read more