Rethinking World History Essays on Europe, Islam and World History |
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Author:
| Hodgson, Marshall G. S. |
Editor:
| Burke, Edmund |
Contribution by:
| Adas, Michael Curtin, Philip D. |
Series title: | Studies in Comparative World History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-43253-5 |
Publication Date: | May 1993 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $120.95 |
Book Description:
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Is the history of the modern world the history of Europe? Or is it possible to situate the history of modernity as a world historical process apart from its origins? This text challenges adherents of Eurocentrism and multiculturalism to rethink the roles of Europe and Islamic civilisation in world history.
Is the history of the modern world the history of Europe? Or is it possible to situate the history of modernity as a world historical process apart from its origins? This text challenges adherents of Eurocentrism and multiculturalism to rethink the roles of Europe and Islamic civilisation in world history.