Books by John M Hobson
The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation
by John M Hobson
In Hobson’s view, East (in the broadest sense, including the Middle East, North Africa, Far East, South and Southeast Asia) was ahead of Western Europe until about 1800, and it laid the foundations for Western modernity. He suggested that the late rise of the West depended almost entirely on its free-riding on the East.
Interviews where books by John M Hobson were recommended
The best books on China in the World Economy, recommended by Kent Deng
Professor Kent Deng says there are no grounds for Eurocentricism in explaining the world history of economic growth. Intensive growth of the modern type was first recorded in Song dynasty China
