The Theft of History

Nonfiction, History, World History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book The Theft of History by Jack Goody, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jack Goody ISBN: 9781107387096
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: March 29, 2012
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Jack Goody
ISBN: 9781107387096
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: March 29, 2012
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

In The Theft of History Jack Goody builds on his own previous work to extend further his highly influential critique of what he sees as the pervasive Eurocentric or occidentalist biases of so much western historical writing and the consequent 'theft' by the West of the achievements of other cultures in the invention of (notably) democracy, capitalism, individualism and love. Goody, one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists, raises questions about theorists, historians and methodology and proposes a new comparative approach to cross-cultural analysis which allows for more scope in examining history than an East versus West style.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In The Theft of History Jack Goody builds on his own previous work to extend further his highly influential critique of what he sees as the pervasive Eurocentric or occidentalist biases of so much western historical writing and the consequent 'theft' by the West of the achievements of other cultures in the invention of (notably) democracy, capitalism, individualism and love. Goody, one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists, raises questions about theorists, historians and methodology and proposes a new comparative approach to cross-cultural analysis which allows for more scope in examining history than an East versus West style.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Languages in Contact by Jack Goody
Cover of the book The Cambridge History of the American Novel by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Animals, Animality, and Literature by Jack Goody
Cover of the book The Cambridge Prehistory of the Bronze and Iron Age Mediterranean by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Oil, Dollars, Debt, and Crises by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Inside the Radical Right by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Reading Jane Austen by Jack Goody
Cover of the book A History of Psychology in Western Civilization by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Latin Literature and its Transmission by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Modeling Methods for Marine Science by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Clinical Fluid Therapy in the Perioperative Setting by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Value of Information in the Earth Sciences by Jack Goody
Cover of the book A History of Modern Burma by Jack Goody
Cover of the book Classified by Jack Goody
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of the Crusades: Volume 1 by Jack Goody
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy