Before European Hegemony - The World System AD 1250-1350 (Paperback, Reissue)

In this important study, Abu-Lughod presents a groundbreaking reinterpretation of global economic evolution, arguing that the modern world economy had its roots not in the sixteenth century, as is widely supposed, but in the thirteenth century economy--a system far different from the European world system which emerged from it. Using the city as the working unit of analysis, Before European Hegemony provides a new paradigm for understanding the evolution of world systems by tracing the rise of a system that, at its peak in the opening decades of the 14th century, involved a vast region stretching between northwest Europe and China. Writing in a clear and lively style, Abu-Lughod explores the reasons for the eventual decay of this system and the rise of European hegemony.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1991
First published:	February 1991
Authors:	Janet L. Abu Lughod (Visiting Professor of Sociology and Historical Studies, New School for Social Research; Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies)
Dimensions:	216 x 141 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	443
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-506774-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	0-19-506774-6
Barcode:	9780195067743

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