LEADER 02439nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910815615503321 005 20230803025321.0 010 $a1-283-91287-2 010 $a0-7391-3805-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000329013 035 $a(EBL)1104452 035 $a(OCoLC)854969927 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000810890 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12406993 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810890 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10854324 035 $a(PQKB)10874612 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1104452 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1104452 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10640374 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL422537 035 $a(OCoLC)827536001 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000329013 100 $a20121221d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEurope and the eastern other $ecomparative perspectives on politics, religion and culture before the Enlightenment /$fHassan Bashir 210 $aLanham $cLexington Books$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (152 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-9733-9 311 $a0-7391-3803-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Between Euro-Centrism and Euro-Denial; 3 "No People and a Foolish Nation"; 4 "Wise Men of the Franks"; 5 "Delusions of Celestial Perfection"; 6 Conclusions; References; Index 330 $aThis book critically evaluates and supports the argument for adopting an inter-cultural or comparative approach in western political theory. The analysis of encounters between Europeans and their eastern others before the European Enlightenment illustrates that adopting an inter-cultural perspective in western political theory is necessary because West's cultural others have played a foundational role in developing a distinct western cultural self-understanding. 606 $aGlobalization$zEurope 606 $aEnlightenment$zEurope 607 $aEurope$xRelations$zAsia 607 $aAsia$xRelations$zEurope 615 0$aGlobalization 615 0$aEnlightenment 676 $a320.309 700 $aBashir$b Hassan$01607966 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815615503321 996 $aEurope and the eastern other$94080482 997 $aUNINA