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Before European Hegemony: The World System A.D. 1250-1350
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About Before European Hegemony: The World System
Product Description In this important study, Abu Lughod presents a groundbreaking reinterpretation of global economic evolution, arguing that the modern world economy had its roots not in the sixteenth century, as is widely supposed, but in the thirteenth century economy a system far different from the European world system which emerged from it. Using the city as the working unit of analysis, Before European Hegemony provides a new paradigm for understanding the evolution of world systems by tracing the rise of a system that, at its peak in the opening decades of the 14th century, involved a vast region stretching between northwest Europe and China. Writing in a clear and lively style, Abu Lughod explores the reasons for the eventual decay of this system and the rise of European hegemony. Review "A provocative, well-researched, imaginative book."-- Contemporary Sociology "A useful and stimulating economic history that juxtaposes data from many different regions....The book should prove useful and popular in world history courses."-- American Historical Review "An important work in historical sociology."-- Science & Society "A beautifully written work, whose scope is comparable to those of Immanuel Wallerstein and Fernand Braudel."-- American Sociological Association "World history at its best, combining breadth and depth, pattern with detail....A first-class contribution that will become a major reference point in future scholarship."-- American Journal of Sociology About the Author Janet L. Abu-Lughod is Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University (Emeritus)
