| The Theft of History Contributor(s): Goody, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107683556 ISBN-13: 9781107683556 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 901 |
| LCCN: 2006036012 |
| Series: Canto Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.52" W x 8.52" (1.08 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |