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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970803703321

Autore

Gran Peter <1941->

Titolo

The rise of the rich : a new view of modern world history / / Peter Gran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Syracuse, N.Y., : Syracuse University Press, 2009

ISBN

9780815650720

0815650728

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Disciplina

909.08

Soggetti

History, Modern

Rich people - History

Upper class - History

Social classes - History

Social history

Economic history

World politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-240) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"The rise of the West" has long been the accepted doctrine for framing analyses of 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 of this new paradigm, building upon metanarrative concepts from Marxism to liberalism.