China and historical capitalism : genealogies of sinological knowledge /

This book addresses the historical relationship that has arisen between the concept of capitalism and the idea of China. Formulated by European intellectuals in order to identify the social formation in which they found themselves, capitalism was portrayed as unique to Europe and as an organic outgr...

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Other Authors: Brook, Timothy, 1951- (Editor), Blue, Gregory (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Series:Studies in modern capitalism.
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