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Rethinking World History

by Marshall G. S. Hodgson

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

This book rethinks the roles of Europe and Islamic civilisation in world history.

Review:

"The pieces collected here show perceptive and rigorously developed insights into the problems of writing world history." Edwin J. Van Kley, Journal of Asian Studies"Although several decades have elapsed since they were written, these writings offer immense contemporary value for both general historians and scholars of Islam. Besides providing a compendium of the principal thought of an eminent historian and Islamicist, Rethinking World History broadens the range of scholarly vision, presents a stimulating alternative to the frequent insularism of academic specialization and makes an important contribution to the overall understanding of human history." Brian Johnson, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin"...useful for anyone interested in the discipline of world history." J.A. Progler, Crescent"As today's world historians struggle with conceptual designs for courses and textbooks, they should pay attention to the lessons Hodgson taught....One delights in his piercing insights, his acerbic wit, and the amazing range of his thought...." Rose E. Dunn, Journal of World History

Synopsis:

This book rethinks the roles of Europe and Islamic civilisation in world history.

Synopsis:

Is the history of the modern world the history of Europe writ large? Or is it possible to situate the history of modernity as a world historical process apart from its origins in Western Europe? In Part I of this posthumous collection of essays, Marshall G.S. Hodgson challenges adherents of both Eurocentrism and multiculturalism to rethink the place of Europe in world history.

Table of Contents

Editor's preface; Introduction: Marshall G. S. Hodgson and world history Edmund Burke, III; Part I. Europe in a global context: 1. The interrelations of societies in history; 2. In the center of the map: nations see themselves as the hub of history; 3. World history and world outlook; 4. The great Western Transmutation; 5. Historical method in civilizational studies; 6. On doing world history; Part II. Islam in a global context: 7. The role of Islam in world history; 8. Cultural patterning in Islamdom and the Occident; 9. The unity of later Islamic history; 10. Modernity and the Islamic heritage; Part III. The discipline of world history: 11. The objectivity of large-scale historical inquiry: its peculiar limits and requirements; 12. Conditions of historical comparison among ages and regions: the limitations of their validity; 13. Interregional studies as integrating the historical disciplines: the practical implications of an interregional orientation for scholars and for the public; Conclusion: Islamic history as world history: Marshall G. S. Hodgson and The Venture of Islam, Edmund Burke, III.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780521438445
Subtitle:
Essays on Europe, Islam and World History
Editor:
Burke, Edmund
Editor:
Burke, Edmund
Editor:
Burke, III
Author:
Burke III, Edmund
Author:
Adas, Michael
Author:
Hodgson, Marshall G. S.
Author:
Curtin, Philip D.
Author:
Edmund Burke, III
Author:
Hodgson, Marshall G.
Author:
Edmund Burke III
Editor:
Burke, III
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Location:
Cambridge England ;
Subject:
Philosophy
Subject:
Middle East
Subject:
History
Subject:
World
Subject:
Europe
Subject:
Middle East - General
Subject:
World history
Subject:
Civilization, islamic
Subject:
History -- Philosophy.
Subject:
Civilization, Islamic -- Western influences.
Subject:
Europe Civilization Islamic influences.
Subject:
World - General
Subject:
World history World history
Edition Description:
Revised
Series:
Studies in Comparative World History
Series Volume:
870-1-25
Publication Date:
May 1993
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Pages:
356
Dimensions:
904x638x87 119

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