Foundations for Non-Eurocentric History        Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 1: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa1 review Jean Comaroff, John L. Comaroff University Of Chicago Press, 1991 Amazon.com reviews are a scam Yeah right, you think I'm going to review this book? Maybe if you pay me, Amazon. I'm really getting tired of big companies making money off of schmos that do their work for them without getting paid. The end.             The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy.16 reviews Kenneth Pomeranz Princeton University Press, 2001 Powerful data and arguments + povocative and meticulously researched! + Europe Got Lucky + Somewhat Innovative, Hard to Read             The World That Trade Created : Culture, Society and the World Economy, 1400 to the Present18 reviews M.E. Sharpe, 2000 fast and loose with the facts Written by college professors, "The World that Trade Created" tries to sound like a textbook, but is in reality a fictionalized novel that uses history as its vehicle. Warning sign: there are no footnotes. The book contains thousands of quotes and factoids, but the authors give no indication ...             Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History16 reviews Sidney W. Mintz Penguin (Non-Classics), 1986 Want to Brush Your Teeth More Often + Excellent anthropological and historical study on Sugar + Interesting insight into history of a food that we take for granted + Unique + Bitter Sweet             ReORIENT: Global Economy in the Asian Age16 reviews Andre Gunder Frank University of California Press, 1998 Fascinating, albeit incomplete + Andre Gunder Frank's Magnum Opus + How Asia Once Won (And Could Again) + A New Frame in Which to View World History             Of Revelation and Revolution, Volume 2: The Dialectics of Modernity on a South African Frontier John L. Comaroff, Jean Comaroff University Of Chicago Press, 1997 Second in a proposed three-volume study of colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. This fascinating study shows how the initiatives of colonial missions collided with local tradition, giving rise to new cultural practices and patterns of ethnicity. The Comaroffs show that colonialism was less a relationship of conqueror and conquered, and more one of a complex system of reciprocity. 32 ...             Asia before Europe: Economy and Civilisation of the Indian Ocean from the Rise of Islam to 17501 review K. N. Chaudhuri Cambridge University Press, 1991 Asia Before Europe K.N. Chadhuri is an economic historian whose "Asia Before Europe: Economy and Civisation of the Indian Ocean from the Rise of Islam to 1750" is a 434 page detailed study of the Indian Ocean trading network during the millenium preceding its fall under European hegemony. It further develops the ...             Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference4 reviews Dipesh Chakrabarty Princeton University Press, 2000 Well written book on Indian culture + Amazing analysis + Brilliant "Provincializing Europe" by Dipesh Chakrabarty (no relation of mine), a professor of history at the University of Chicago is a delightfully written book on rather serious topics. The basic thesis propounded by Chakrabarty is about the predominant influence of European thoughts and ideals shaping ...             Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World24 reviews Mike Davis Verso, 2002 Imperialism: the deadliest stage of capitalism + Really interesting and surprising + Imperialism, famine and the weather + Why so many are poor... + Impressive Synthesis: 4.5 stars             The Many-Headed Hydra: The Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic16 reviews Marcus Rediker, Peter Linebaugh Beacon Press, 2001 A bottom-up theory of resistance + Are the Poor always Revolutionaries? + Table of Contents + From the bottom up             They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America75 reviews Ivan Van Sertima Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 Mexicans look like Olmecs Because of their African Heritage + A Game Changer Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RNAC6IWWMBGSK The ancient Olmec came from Africa they spoke the Mande languages. The Olmec called themselves Xi (Shi). In this film we explain that Mexicans look like Africans because of the genetic admixture of these populations since ancient times ...             Re-Inventing Africa: Matriarchy, Religion and Culture3 reviews Ifi Amadiume Zed Books, 1998 If you only read one African studies book, ever... + 3.5 Stars: Parts of the Book a Must-Read, Other Parts Omissions or Repetitions of Previous Books + Goes beyond the matriarchy/patriarchy divide Read this! Amadiume teaches about ancient matriarchal cultures in Africa, and the diverse and well-respected roles of women in Africa before colonialism. Traditional African religions were often woman-centered or non-preferential with regard to gender. Amadiume chronciles the "masculinization" ...             The Colonizer's Model of the World: Geographical Diffusionism and Eurocentric History9 reviews J.M. Blaut The Guilford Press, 1993 Pops a Few European Balloons + Refuting Eurocentrism + Excellent read. This is a good critique of the assumptions made by Eurocentric historians over the years about the superiority of Europe as compared to the inferiority of the rest of the world. Blaut effectively examines and explodes each theory dispassionately but thoroughly. Finally he comes up with his own ...             Women in European History (Making of Europe)1 review Gisela Bock Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 Well-researched, but translation only fair This book has much to offer but I would not recommend its use in the classroom - - high school or university. The presentation is tedious and at times frustrating. It would, however, be a welcome addition to a library shelf.             Orientalism78 reviews Edward W. Said Vintage, 1979 Said, the Orientalist! + I am glad such a book was written.. + A Must Have for Cultural Anthropologists. + exceptional! + Masterful work!             Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy: A Study of the Asian Opium Trade 1750-1950 (Asia's ...3 reviews Carl A. Trocki Routledge, 1999 Excellent study of the Empire as a 'global drug cartel' + colonial history as a system This book is an excellent study of the infamous opium trade, `the most long-continued and systematic crime of modern times'. And who committed this crime? The pious, canting, hypocritical Christian rulers of the British Empire! Throughout the 19th century, the British ruling class paid for its ...             China Transformed: Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience4 reviews R. Bin Wong Cornell University Press, 2000 Masterly + Understanding China I really enjoyed this book; it's theme of needing to look at Europe from a Chinese perspective in order to gain symmetry needs greater currency. But it's for the expert, not the amateur.             They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America75 reviews Ivan Van Sertima Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 Mexicans look like Olmecs Because of their African Heritage + A Game Changer Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RNAC6IWWMBGSK The ancient Olmec came from Africa they spoke the Mande languages. The Olmec called themselves Xi (Shi). In this film we explain that Mexicans look like Africans because of the genetic admixture of these populations since ancient times ...             Opium, Empire and the Global Political Economy: A Study of the Asian Opium Trade 1750-1950 (Asia's ...3 reviews Carl A. Trocki Routledge, 1999 Excellent study of the Empire as a 'global drug cartel' + colonial history as a system This book is an excellent study of the infamous opium trade, `the most long-continued and systematic crime of modern times'. And who committed this crime? The pious, canting, hypocritical Christian rulers of the British Empire! Throughout the 19th century, the British ruling class paid for its ...             Orientalism78 reviews Edward W. Said Vintage, 1979 Said, the Orientalist! + I am glad such a book was written.. + A Must Have for Cultural Anthropologists. + exceptional! + Masterful work!              Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Wisdom, Compassion, and the Search for Understanding: The Buddhist Studies ... we recommend This is REAL TANGO, people!!! home  impressum - about us