Cargando…
Cultures merging : a historical and economic critique of culture /
"Economists agree about many things--contrary to popular opinion--but the majority agree about culture only in the sense that they no longer give it much thought." So begins the first chapter of Cultures Merging, in which Eric Jones--one of the world's leading economic historians--tak...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2006.
|
| Colección: | Princeton economic history of the Western world.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Economists agree about many things--contrary to popular opinion--but the majority agree about culture only in the sense that they no longer give it much thought." So begins the first chapter of Cultures Merging, in which Eric Jones--one of the world's leading economic historians--takes an eloquent, pointed, and personal look at the question of whether culture determines economics or is instead determined by it. Bringing immense learning and originality to the issue of cultural change over the long-term course of global economic history, Jones questions cultural explanations of much social behavior in Europe, East Asia, the United States, Australia, and the Middle East. He also examines contemporary globalization, arguing that while centuries of economic competition have resulted in the merging of cultures into fewer and larger units, these changes have led to exciting new syntheses. --From publisher's description |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 297 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400827114 1400827116 1282087401 9781282087408 9786612087400 6612087404 |