China and Historical Capitalism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521640299)

Until recently, capitalism has been regarded as unique to Europe and as an organic outgrowth of Western civilization. By examining China in these Eurocentric terms, China has been perceived, by Westerners and Asians alike, to be a failed version of the West. The aim of this collaborative project is to examine how the experience of capitalism as a European social formation, and as a world system, has shaped knowledge of China. In addition the volume seeks to establish new foundations on which a theory of Chinese society might be built.

Author: Timothy Brook
ISBN-10: 0521640296
ISBN-13: 9780521640299
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/10/1999
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.29w x 0.95d