The Theft of History

Canto Classics

By: Jack Goody

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Paperback | 29 March 2012

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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.

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"In his broad and sweeping new book...the prolific Jack Goody once again endorses revisionist arguments and takes issue with Eurocentric historical narratives on two important registers." -- Ajay Skaria "Journal of Modern History"
"The book will be welcomed to graduate seminars or to advanced classes in the historiography of world history." -- Jared Poley "World History Bulletin"

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Introduction

Who stole what? Time and space
Antiquity: no markets, but did they invent politics, freedom and the alphabet?
Feudalism: transition to capitalism or the collapse of Europe and the domination of Asia
Asiatic despots, in Turkey and elsewhere?

Science and civilization in Renaissance Europe
The theft of 'civilization': Elias and Absolutist Europe
The theft of 'capitalism': Braudel and global comparison

The theft of institutions, towns and universities
The appropriation of values: humanism, democracy and individualism
Stolen love: European claims to the emotions
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The Theft of History

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