The Eurasian Miracle

The Eurasian MiracleDiscover the transformative insights in 'The Eurasian Miracle,' a groundbreaking work that challenges the entrenched Eurocentric perspectives of history and sociology. This compelling book by Jack Goody argues for a paradigm shift, urging readers to consider a Eurasian narrative that predates European dominance and highlights the rich cultural exchanges across the Near East, India, and China during pivotal historical epochs such as the Urban

Discover the transformative insights in 'The Eurasian Miracle,' a groundbreaking work that challenges the entrenched Eurocentric perspectives of history and sociology. This compelling book by Jack Goody argues for a paradigm shift, urging readers to consider a Eurasian narrative that predates European dominance and highlights the rich cultural exchanges across the Near East, India, and China during pivotal historical epochs such as the Urban Revolution of the Bronze Age. With 200 pages of meticulously researched content, 'The Eurasian Miracle' delves into the intricate dynamics between East and West, emphasizing a narrative of alternation rather than supremacy. Ideal for scholars, students, and curious minds, this brand-new publication from John Wiley & Sons (UK) invites readers to reconsider established notions about societal progression from Feudalism to Capitalism. The book bears an ISBN of 9780745647944 and was published in 2009, making it a valuable addition to any academic library or personal collection. With FREE shipping available, your copy will arrive promptly. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled, so order now to explore the book that promises to broaden your understanding of global history and cultural evolution.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745647944
Year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 200


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The idea of long-term European dominance is characteristic of most evolutionary theories of human culture and society in the nineteenth century. It was commonly believed that there was a natural progression from Antiquity through Feudalism to Capitalism which could not have taken place elsewhere. Today there are many who still believe that this progression was part of a European miracle that underlay the rise to global supremacy of the West.



In this short book Jack Goody systematically dismantles this Eurocentric view of the world. He argues that we need to look, not for a European miracle, but rather for a Eurasian miracle that went back to the Urban Revolution of the Bronze Age, that affected the Near East, India and China well before Europe and that was much advanced by the adoption of writing. Under these conditions we find a long-term exchange of information between East and West, and the dominance of one followed by the dominance of the other - in other words, alternation rather than dominance. There were measures during the Renaissance in Europe that made for continuous growth, especially the secularization of learning, but it appears that the period of Western supremacy is now coming to an end and that we are about to experience a further alternation in favour of the East.