Nelly Hanna
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9789774166648
- eISBN:
- 9781617975905
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166648.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter recapitulates the most important conclusions reached in this study. First, it reconsiders the place of the non-European world prior to the colonial period. Rather than perceiving the ...
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This chapter recapitulates the most important conclusions reached in this study. First, it reconsiders the place of the non-European world prior to the colonial period. Rather than perceiving the period 1500–1800 as the European making of the modern world, it calls for a more balanced view of the period that integrates the roles played by other parts of the world. Second, it shows that the expansion in world trade touched many parts of the world. The European and ‘non-European’ worlds underwent similar processes as a result. The expansion of commercialization also touched Egypt, India, and Southeast Asia, affecting economy, society, and culture. As more people became involved in commercial activity, social and cultural barriers became more flexible. One consequence was that texts were written in more colloquial language, a phenomenon that seems to have spread over broad regions. Another widespread trend was the expansion of the textile trade. In Egypt, this brought the textile sector closer to world conditions. The third conclusion involves methodology. While most world histories are written from the macro level, this book shows that world history can be written as “history from below.” Thus, unnamed artisans and tradesmen can be seen as transformative agents and integrated into this history.Less
This chapter recapitulates the most important conclusions reached in this study. First, it reconsiders the place of the non-European world prior to the colonial period. Rather than perceiving the period 1500–1800 as the European making of the modern world, it calls for a more balanced view of the period that integrates the roles played by other parts of the world. Second, it shows that the expansion in world trade touched many parts of the world. The European and ‘non-European’ worlds underwent similar processes as a result. The expansion of commercialization also touched Egypt, India, and Southeast Asia, affecting economy, society, and culture. As more people became involved in commercial activity, social and cultural barriers became more flexible. One consequence was that texts were written in more colloquial language, a phenomenon that seems to have spread over broad regions. Another widespread trend was the expansion of the textile trade. In Egypt, this brought the textile sector closer to world conditions. The third conclusion involves methodology. While most world histories are written from the macro level, this book shows that world history can be written as “history from below.” Thus, unnamed artisans and tradesmen can be seen as transformative agents and integrated into this history.
Nelly Hanna
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9789774166648
- eISBN:
- 9781617975905
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166648.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter questions the mainstream view that has identified the main sources of modern world history as the Reformation, the expansion of Europe into America and Asia, the formation of trading ...
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This chapter questions the mainstream view that has identified the main sources of modern world history as the Reformation, the expansion of Europe into America and Asia, the formation of trading companies, and scientific discoveries, thus leaving out the rest of the non-European world. Egypt between 1500 and 1800 was considered to be outside of history. This approach calls for a reconsideration of the dominant paradigm in such a way as to redress this Eurocentric bias. One possible channel that the book explores is to identify worldwide trends that touched not only Egypt but also India, Southeast Asia, and Europe, thus downplaying the centrality of Europe in the global picture. Another channel the book explores is in the direction of commercial exchanges and the exchanges of know-how and of technology. The book shows that in the 18th century these were far from being one-way exchanges from Europe to the rest of the world.Less
This chapter questions the mainstream view that has identified the main sources of modern world history as the Reformation, the expansion of Europe into America and Asia, the formation of trading companies, and scientific discoveries, thus leaving out the rest of the non-European world. Egypt between 1500 and 1800 was considered to be outside of history. This approach calls for a reconsideration of the dominant paradigm in such a way as to redress this Eurocentric bias. One possible channel that the book explores is to identify worldwide trends that touched not only Egypt but also India, Southeast Asia, and Europe, thus downplaying the centrality of Europe in the global picture. Another channel the book explores is in the direction of commercial exchanges and the exchanges of know-how and of technology. The book shows that in the 18th century these were far from being one-way exchanges from Europe to the rest of the world.
Sally N. Cummings and Raymond Hinnebusch
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748643042
- eISBN:
- 9780748653270
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748643042.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
How does empire affect the route to successor sovereign state systems and the features of the sovereignty of these systems? This systematic comparison of empires and of their consequences for ...
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How does empire affect the route to successor sovereign state systems and the features of the sovereignty of these systems? This systematic comparison of empires and of their consequences for sovereignty in the Middle East and Central Asia brings theory on empire and sovereignty to bear on empirical variation across the two regions. Its approach to understanding the political structures of states in two significant areas of the non-European world offers an important comparative discussion of post-imperial development and sovereignty. The book raises a clear set of research questions about variations of imperial practice and puts forward the argument that imperial legacy has been an important variable in the post-independence period.Less
How does empire affect the route to successor sovereign state systems and the features of the sovereignty of these systems? This systematic comparison of empires and of their consequences for sovereignty in the Middle East and Central Asia brings theory on empire and sovereignty to bear on empirical variation across the two regions. Its approach to understanding the political structures of states in two significant areas of the non-European world offers an important comparative discussion of post-imperial development and sovereignty. The book raises a clear set of research questions about variations of imperial practice and puts forward the argument that imperial legacy has been an important variable in the post-independence period.
