The origins of capitalism and the "rise of the West" / Eric H. Mielants.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Mielants, Eric.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: x, 241 p.

Table of Contents

• Perspectives on the origins of merchant capitalism in Europe
• Orthodox Marxism
• Brennerism (or the Brenner approach)
• The modernization theory
• World-systems analysis
• The inter-city-state system of the Middle Ages
• Tentative conclusions
• The political economies of China and Europe compared
• The Chinese socioeconomic revolution during the Sung dynasty (circa 900-1280)
• China and the Mongols
• Ming China and Europe : divergent paths
• Conclusions vis-a-vis European capitalism
• The political economies of South Asia and Europe compared
• Trade and commodity flows in the South Asian region
• States and state structures in South Asia
• The strategies of elites in South Asia and Europe
• The impact of the perilous frontier
• Conclusions
• The political economies of Western Europe and Northern Africa compared
• Northern Africa and the Sudanic states (circa 1200-1500)
• North African cities, states, and the balance of power in the Mediterranean
• Conclusions
• Conclusion : Was the Western-European city-state in the Middle Ages a European miracle?