ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age by Andre Gunder Frank (English) Paperb

Description: ReORIENT by Andre Gunder Frank Asks us to re-orient our views away from Eurocentrism - to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. This title is suitable for those interested in Asia, in world systems and world economic and social history, in international relations, and in comparative area studies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Andre Gunder Frank asks us to ReOrient our views away from Eurocentrism-to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. In a bold challenge to received historiography and social theory he turns on its head the world according to Marx, Weber, and other theorists, including Polanyi, Rostow, Braudel, and Wallerstein. Frank explains the Rise of the West in world economic and demographic terms that relate it in a single historical sweep to the decline of the East around 1800. European states, he says, used the silver extracted from the American colonies to buy entry into an expanding Asian market that already flourished in the global economy. Resorting to import substitution and export promotion in the world market, they became Newly Industrializing Economies and tipped the global economic balance to the West. That is precisely what East Asia is doing today, Frank points out, to recover its traditional dominance. As a result, the "center" of the world economy is once again moving to the "Middle Kingdom" of China. Anyone interested in Asia, in world systems and world economic and social history, in international relations, and in comparative area studies, will have to take into account Franks exciting reassessment of our global economic past and future. Flap "Frank shows how Marx and Weber got it all wrong. A fundamental rethinking of the rise of the West and the origin of the world-system. Absolutely essential to understanding world history."--Albert Bergesen,University of Arizona "The great virtue of this stimulating book is its relentless push to redefine our framework for thinking about the early modern economy. . . . A benchmark study."--R. Bin Wong,University of California, Irvine Author Biography Andre Gunder Frank, of the University of Toronto, has published more than thirty books. Most recently he coedited, with Barry Gills, World System: Five Hundred Years or Five Thousand? (1996). Table of Contents PREFACE I Introduction to Real World History vs. Eurocentric Social Theory Holistic Methodology and Objectives Globalism, not Eurocentrism Smith, Marx, and Weber Contemporary Eurocentrism and Its Critics Economic Historians Limitations of Recent Social Theory Outline of a Global Economic Perspective Anticipating and Confronting Resistance and Obstacles 2 The Global Trade Carousel 1400-1800 An Introduction to the World Economy Thirteenth- and Fourteenth-Century Antecedents The Columbian Exchange and Its Consequences Some Neglected Features in the World Economy World Division of Labor and Balances ofTrade Mapping the Global Economy The Americas Mrica Europe WestAsia The Ottomans Safavid Persia India and the Indian Ocean North India Gujarat and Malabar Coromandel Bengal Southeast Asia Archipellago and Islands Mainland Japan China Population, Production, and Trade China in the World Economy Central Asia Russia and the Baltics Summary of a Sinocentric World Economy 3 Money Went Around the World and Made the World Go Round World Money: Its Production and Exchange Micro- and Macro-Attractions in the Global Casino Dealing and Playing in the Global Casino The Numbers Game Silver Gold Credit How Did the Winners Use Their Money? The Hoarding Thesis Inflation or Production in the Quantity Theory of Money Money Expanded the Frontiers of Settlement and Production In India In China Elsewhere in Asia 4 The Global Economy: Comparisons and Relations Quantities: Population, Production, Productivity, Income, and Trade Population, Production, and Income Productivity and Competitiveness World Trade 1400-1800 Qualities: Science and Technology Eurocentrism Regarding Science and Technology in Asia Guns Ships Printing Textiles Metallurgy, Coal, and Power Transport World Technological Development Mechanisms: Economic and Financial Institutions Comparing and Relating Asian and European Institutions Global Institutional Relations In India In China 5 Horizontally Integrative Macrohistory Simultaneity Is No Coincidence Doing Horizontally Integrative Macrohistory Demographic; Structural Analysis A "Seventeenth-Century Crisis"? The 1640 Silver Crises Kondratieff Analysis The 1762-1790 Kondratieff"B" Phase: Crisis and Recessions A More Horizontally Integrative Macrohistory? 6 Why Did the West Win (Temporarily)? Is There a Long-Cycle Roller Coaster? The Decline of the East Preceded the Rise of the West The Decline in India The Decline Elsewhere in Asia How Did the West Rise? Climbing Up on Asian Shoulders Supply and Demand for Technological Change Supplies and Sources of Capital A Global Economic Demographic Explanation A Demographic Economic Model A High-Level Equilibrium Trap? The Evidence: 1500-1750 The 1750 Inflection Challenging and Reformulating the Explanation The Resulting Transformations in India, China, Europe, and the World In India ln China In Western Europe The Rest of the World Past Conclusions and Future Implications 7 Historiographic Conclusions and Theoretical Implications Historiographic Conclusions: The Eurocentric Emperor Has No Clothes The Asiatic Mode of Production European Exceptionalism A European World-System or a Global Economy? 1500: Continuity or Break? Capitalism? Hegemony? The Rise of the West and the Industrial Revolution Empty Categories and Procrustean Beds Theoretical Implications: Through the Global Looking Glass Holism vs. Partialism Commonality/Similarity vs. Specificity/Differences 3 Continuity vs. Discontinuities Horiwntal Integration vs. Vertical Separation Cycles vs. Linearity Agency vs. Structure Europe in the World Economic Nutshell Jihad vs. McWorld in the Anarchy of the Clash of Civilizations? REFERENCES INDEX Review "A stimulating and thoughtful book that should be read by all serious students of the modern world system." * American Journal of Sociology *"Frank justifiably calls this his best book. . . . [He] gives world history new sophistication and new challenges." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *"This stunning synthesis by a veteran world historian looks sure to land in reading guides, figure in seminars, and be the subject of conferences. It is written with verve and enthusiasm in a conviction of novelty that reaches prophetic fervor." * American Historical Review *"No scholar can afford to ignore this serious book." * Journal of World History *This is a provocative book, for it challenges the conventional wisdom in historiography and social theory." * Review of Politics *"This marvelously ambitious and erudite historical take on the global economy has resonance within multiple contexts." * Millennium: Journal of International Studies *"A giant leap toward applications of world systemic apparatus to historical inquiry and makes significant historiographical and theoretical contributions to the field." * World History Connected * Long Description Andre Gunder Frank asks us to ReOrient our views away from Eurocentrism--to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. In a bold challenge to received historiography and social theory he turns on its head the world according to Marx, Weber, and other theorists, including Polanyi, Rostow, Braudel, and Wallerstein. Frank explains the Rise of the West in world economic and demographic terms that relate it in a single historical sweep to the decline of the East around 1800. European states, he says, used the silver extracted from the American colonies to buy entry into an expanding Asian market that already flourished in the global economy. Resorting to import substitution and export promotion in the world market, they became Newly Industrializing Economies and tipped the global economic balance to the West. That is precisely what East Asia is doing today, Frank points out, to recover its traditional dominance. As a result, the "center" of the world economy is once again moving to the "Middle Kingdom" of China. Anyone interested in Asia, in world systems and world economic and social history, in international relations, and in comparative area studies, will have to take into account Franks exciting reassessment of our global economic past and future. Review Quote "A stimulating and thoughtful book that should be read by all serious students of the modern world system." Details ISBN0520214749 Author Andre Gunder Frank Short Title REORIENT Pages 352 Publisher University of California Press Language English ISBN-10 0520214749 ISBN-13 9780520214743 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 337 Year 1998 Publication Date 1998-07-31 Imprint University of California Press Subtitle Global Economy in the Asian Age Country of Publication United States Illustrations 6 maps, 3 tables Birth 1929 Edition 1st Place of Publication Berkerley Residence Toronto, -CN DOI 10.1604/9780520214743 UK Release Date 1998-07-31 NZ Release Date 1998-07-31 US Release Date 1998-07-31 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 1998-07-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132750604;

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