Physical Description
x, 342 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Who stole what? : time and space
The invention of antiquity
Feudalism : a 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
Last words.
ISBN
0521870690
9780521870696 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0521691052 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780521691055 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-323) and index.
Who stole what? : time and space -- The invention of antiquity -- Feudalism : a 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 -- Last words.
Additional Form
Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM.
