Review of How the West Came to Rule

This is a book which invites us to reconsider what we thought we knew and understood about a Europe’s rise. It examines the historical origin of Europe’s capitalism in the growing call for internationality that can explain the uneven and combined histories of European and non-European regions. This...

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Main Author: Sung Hee Ru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of World-Systems Research
Online Access:http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/673
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spelling doaj-613d0628569149bca68457e6dd9b03c42020-11-25T01:41:20ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of World-Systems Research1076-156X2017-08-0123275876110.5195/jwsr.2017.673692Review of How the West Came to RuleSung Hee Ru0SUNY BINGHAMTONThis is a book which invites us to reconsider what we thought we knew and understood about a Europe’s rise. It examines the historical origin of Europe’s capitalism in the growing call for internationality that can explain the uneven and combined histories of European and non-European regions. This view asks us to use the lens of relational and hierarchical perspectives, which contain various types of interconnected narratives between European and non-European regions in Europe’s exceptional rise, instead of accepting the self-generating development of the West.http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/673
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