Cultures merging A historical and economic critique of culture

"Economists agree about many things--contrary to popular opinion--but the majority agree about culture only in the sense that they no longer give it much thought." So begins the first chapter of Cultures Merging, in which Eric Jones--one of the world’s leading economic historians--takes an...

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Main Author Jones, Eric L
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Princeton Princeton University Press 2006
Edition1
SeriesThe Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Subjects
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Cultural change
Cultural studies
Culture
Economic aspects
Economic Conditions
Economic History
Economics
Historical analysis
Historiography
Social change
Sociological aspects
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Summary:"Economists agree about many things--contrary to popular opinion--but the majority agree about culture only in the sense that they no longer give it much thought." So begins the first chapter of Cultures Merging, in which Eric Jones--one of the world’s leading economic historians--takes an eloquent, pointed, and personal look at the question of whether culture determines economics or is instead determined by it. Bringing immense learning and originality to the issue of cultural change over the long-term course of global economic history, Jones questions cultural explanations of much social behavior in Europe, East Asia, the United States, Australia, and the Middle East. He also examines contemporary globalization, arguing that while centuries of economic competition have resulted in the merging of cultures into fewer and larger units, these changes have led to exciting new syntheses.
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ISBN:0691117373
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9780691171043
DOI:10.1515/9781400827114