The theft of history / Jack Goody.

Author/creator Goody, Jack
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Descriptionx, 342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Who stole what? : time and space -- The invention of antiquity -- Feudalism : a transition to capitalism or the collapse of Europe and the domination of Asia? -- Asiatic despots, in Turkey and elsewhere? -- Science and civilization in Renaissance Europe -- The theft of 'civilization' : Elias and Absolutist Europe -- The theft of 'capitalism' : Braudel and global comparison -- The theft of institutions, towns, and universities -- The appropriation of values : humanism, democracy and individualism -- Stolen love : European claims to the emotions -- Last words.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-323) and index.
LCCN 2006036012
ISBN0521870690 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780521870696 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0521691052 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780521691055 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks D16.9 .G59 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold