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What the Rest Think of the West: Since 600 AD
Laura Nader
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Description for What the Rest Think of the West: Since 600 AD
Paperback. Provides a historical look through the eyes of outsiders as they survey and scrutinize the politics, science, technology, religion, family practices, and gender roles of civilizations not their own. This book emphasizes the broader figurative meaning of looking west in the scope of history. Editor(s): Nader, Laura. Num Pages: 472 pages, 2 b/w, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 642.
Over the past few centuries, as Western civilization has enjoyed an expansive and flexible geographic domain, Westerners have observed other cultures with little interest in a return gaze. In turn, these other civilizations have been similarly disinclined when they have held sway. Clearly, though, an external frame of reference outstrips introspection we cannot see ourselves as others see us. Unprecedented in its scope, What the Rest Think of the West provides a rich historical look through the eyes of outsiders as they survey and scrutinize the politics, science, technology, religion, family practices, and gender roles of civilizations not their own. ... Read more
Over the past few centuries, as Western civilization has enjoyed an expansive and flexible geographic domain, Westerners have observed other cultures with little interest in a return gaze. In turn, these other civilizations have been similarly disinclined when they have held sway. Clearly, though, an external frame of reference outstrips introspection we cannot see ourselves as others see us. Unprecedented in its scope, What the Rest Think of the West provides a rich historical look through the eyes of outsiders as they survey and scrutinize the politics, science, technology, religion, family practices, and gender roles of civilizations not their own. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520285781
SKU
V9780520285781
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About Laura Nader
Laura Nader is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for What the Rest Think of the West: Since 600 AD
For a novice reader undertaking a journey of discovery, a researcher looking for take-off points into the issue of comparative consciousness, or an educator designing a course on non-western views of the west, this book provides both source material and inspiration.
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