The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation

[SBu]

some people tell the king that he is naked




The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation, written by John M. Hobson in 2004, is a book that argues against the historical theory of the rise of the West after 1492 as a "virgin birth",[1] but rather as a product of Western interactions with more technically and socially advanced Eastern civilization.

The text reinterprets Eurocentric ideas of Europe's contributions to world development. For example, it provides evidence that a complex system of global trade existed long before Mercantilist Europe, that social and economic theories in the Enlightenment came from encounters with new cultures rather than with Greek and Roman heritage, and that modern European hegemony resulted from situational advantages rather than from inherent superior traits.




The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an important book of comparative and historical sociology. It is both a punchy polemic against Eurocentrism and an impressive gathering of evidence on the historical development of Europe and Asia. Hobson argues that the many inventions which supposedly enabled Europe to dominate the world were actually diffused to Europe from Asia (usually from China) and that Asia/China remained as developed as Europe until the 19th century--and mostly he convinces." Michael Mann, author of Sources of Social Power (2 volumes)

Eastern Origins Western Civilisation :: Political sociology :: Cambridge University Press

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the westerner always has to claim their civilisation have their roots in greek culture .why ? because they couldnt develop their own civilisation for hundreds of years in the history .whats more the dark middle age period dominated by abusive catholic church proves why they had to exploit teh rest of the world in order not to die of hunger.

their geographic discoveries had to start because they needed to find other ways to reach the famous silk and spice routes which were beign controlled by ottomans.

then they got rich and rich that created a bourgeoisie class in europe which will open to a door to teh period of renaissance.

Soooooo....what? Is the rest of the world just figuring this out?

 

[Rainman05]

you are exceptional lefty ,anda:2razz:

many europeans claim they have their roots in greek culture ,they are proud of greek culture because it is the basis of all others.




nowadays they want to kick greece out of europe ,you cant hear them claim they owe it to greeks:lol:

As usual, you have no idea what you are talking about. I'd like to think that your limited capacity for understanding English is what limits your capacity for knowledge and transfer of your thoughts to others... but chances are that's not the only thing.

While Ancient Greek culture is the common root of western civilization, that's where it started. Greek culture, whose most powerful brand was Athenian, was western distinctly because it was in opposition to Eastern society, which was represented by the egyptians and the persian empire later on. It eventually became superior to persian society in all ways, so much so that persian society was forever changed by greek culture. But western society doesn't owe it all to ancient Greece. The western civilizations of today have each grown considerably on their own. Yes, the sediment of Ancient greece are in all, but there are countless unique layers added to each civilization and that is what defines them.

Ironically, if the ottomans hadn't be the savage barbarians that they were and haven't managed to enslave the Greek people, they would have been much better off. But the centuries of ottoman tyranny and oppression have greatly destroyed greek society and values.

 

[Canell]

it has nothing to do with the west ,of course

:lamo

Pyramids are all over the world - Africa, Asia, Americas. So, what's your point?

The foundation of the Western civilization is the Greek-Roman world.