Multicultural Origins of the Global Economy

Multicultural Origins of the Global Economy
Author: John M. Hobson
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Economics
ISBN: 9781108892704

"Westerners on both the left and right overwhelmingly equate globalization with Westernization and presume that the global economy is a pure Western-creation. While such a conception flatters the Western ego, this book challenges it via more inclusive thinking. It reveals the multicultural origins of globalization and the global economy, not so as to marginalise the West but to show how it has long been embedded in complex interconnections and interactions with non-Western actors/agents and processes. The central empirical theme is the role of Indian structural power that was derived from Indian cotton textiles, which organised and linked the first global economy together (1500-1850) and performed a vital, albeit indirect, role in the making of modern Western industrialization and the second (modern) global economy post-1850. These textiles underpinned the complex inter-relations between Africa, West and Central/East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe that collectively drove global economic development forward"--

Multicultural Origins of the Global Economy'

Multicultural Origins of the Global Economy'
Author: John M. Hobson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108840825

Develops a fresh non-Eurocentric analysis of the rise and development of the global economy in the last half-millennium.

The Origins of Globalization

The Origins of Globalization
Author: Karl Moore
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135970076

Origins of Globalization draws widely on ancient sources and modern economic theory to detail the concept of “known world” globalization, arguing that a mixed economy--similar in many respects to our own--existed in a variety of forms throughout the ancient world. By analyzing the business practices of the ancient world--phenomena such as resource and market seeking behavior, international trade from China, India and Rome, to Africa and even northern and western parts of Europe, Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) operating internationally and outsourcing production, multicultural workforces, tariff reduced zones, interregional tax issues, and the management of currency risks--the authors provide readers with a unique historical interpretation of the contemporary globalizing economy and a durable theoretical framework for future historical economic analyses.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture

The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture
Author: Yoshio Sugimoto
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2009-06-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107495466

This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the influences that have shaped modern-day Japan. Spanning one and a half centuries from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the beginning of the twenty-first century, this volume covers topics such as technology, food, nationalism and rise of anime and manga in the visual arts. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture traces the cultural transformation that took place over the course of the twentieth century, and paints a picture of a nation rich in cultural diversity. With contributions from some of the most prominent scholars in the field, The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture is an authoritative introduction to this subject.

The Neomercantilists

The Neomercantilists
Author: Eric Helleiner
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2021-11-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1501760130

At a time when critiques of free trade policies are gaining currency, The Neomercantilists helps make sense of the protectionist turn, providing the first intellectual history of the genealogy of neomercantilism. Eric Helleiner identifies many pioneers of this ideology between the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries who backed strategic protectionism and other forms of government economic activism to promote state wealth and power. They included not just the famous Friedrich List, but also numerous lesser-known thinkers, many of whom came from outside of the West. Helleiner's novel emphasis on neomercantilism's diverse origins challenges traditional Western-centric understandings of its history. It illuminates neglected local intellectual traditions and international flows of ideas that gave rise to distinctive varieties of the ideology around the globe, including in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. This rich history left enduring intellectual legacies, including in the two dominant powers of the contemporary world economy: China and the United States. The result is an exceptional study of a set of profoundly influential economic ideas. While rooted in the past, it sheds light on the present moment. The Neomercantilists shows how we might construct more global approaches to the study of international political economy and intellectual history, devoting attention to thinkers from across the world, and to the cross-border circulation of thought.

The Intersection of Cultures

The Intersection of Cultures
Author: Joel Spring
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2017-09-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351226290

The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy, Fourth Edition offers a unique, problem-solving approach to the complex issues involved in educating culturally and linguistically diverse students. Perfect for any course devoted wholly or in part to the study of multicultural education, this text addresses a wealth of topics. A particular focus in this edition is the current global migration of peoples, and the tension between local and global cultures. Part One, Multiculturalism, includes chapters on cultural differences and schooling, dominated cultures, and immigrant cultures. Chapters in Part Two, Cultural Frames of Reference, address monoculturalism, biculturalism, and ethnic identity; multicultural minds; history, gender, and social class; and the intersection of school culture with dominated and immigrant cultures. Part Three, Perspectives on Teaching Multicultural Education, includes chapters on teaching about racism; teaching about sexism; and teaching to protect and preserve cultures. All chapters include model multicultural lessons for elementary through college classes. These lessons serve a dual function—first, they can be used to help teach the content of the chapter, and second, elementary, middle school, and high school teachers can use these lessons in their own classes. Each chapter concludes with a “Personal Frames of References” section designed to engage students in relating multiculturalism to their own lives. New in the Fourth Edition: *cultural differences in ways of seeing, knowing, and interrelating with the world; *recent research findings from cross cultural psychology and the psychology of immigration; and *methods for educating “multicultural minds”.

The Economic Limits to Modern Politics

The Economic Limits to Modern Politics
Author: John Dunn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1992-07-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521421515

Studies the impact of the economic dimension on political issues and decision making.

Slavery and the Rise of the Atlantic System

Slavery and the Rise of the Atlantic System
Author: Barbara L. Solow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1991
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521457378

Placing slavery in the mainstream of modern history, the essays in this survey describe its transfer from the Old World, its role in forging the interdependence of the Atlantic economies, and its impact on Africa.