Europe and the People Without History

Eric R. Wolf

ISBN 10: 0520048989 / ISBN 13: 9780520048980

Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 1997

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The hardcover edition of "Europe and the People Without History" is in good condition. The dust jacket shows signs of wear, including minor edge tears and scuffs, but remains intact. The binding is solid, and the pages are clean and unmarked. Overall, it is a well-preserved copy suitable for both reading and collection. Worn with minor edge tears and scuffs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Europe and the People Without History
• Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520048989
• ISBN 13: 9780520048980
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Noël L. Diaz (Cartographic Illustrations)
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Offering insight and equal consideration into the societies of the "civilized" and "uncivilized" world,Europe and the People Without History deftly explores the historical trajectory of so-called modern globalization. In this foundational text about the development of the global political economy, Eric R. Wolf challenges the long-held anthropological notion that non-European cultures and peoples were isolated and static entities before the advent of European colonialism and imperialism. Ironically referred to as "the People Without History" by Wolf, these societies before active colonization possessed perpetually changing, reactionary cultures and were indeed just as intertwined into the processes of the pre-Columbian global economic system as their European counterparts. Utilizing Marxian concepts and a vivid consideration for the importance of history, Wolf judiciously traces the effects and conditions in Europe and the rest of the "known" world, beginning in 1400 AD, that allowed capitalism to emerge as the dominant ideology of the modern era.

About the Author

Eric R. Wolf (1923–1999) was Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Emeritus, Herbert H. Lehman College and the Graduate School of the City University of New York.