Europa - Eine Geschichte Seiner Kulturen
Thus, not only did European state-building depend heavily on resources and technologies – such as silver, textiles, tea, spices and gunpowder – from the rest of the world, but also these discursive practices contributed to state formation and sovereign territoriality in Europe. Territorial states and modern imperial power emerged from the competiti
... See morePrasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
At present, it is far from clear whether Europe can find a middle path that will enable it to keep its gates open to strangers without being destabilized by people who don’t share its values. If Europe succeeds in finding such a path, perhaps its formula could be copied on the global level. If the European project fails, however, it would indicate
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Il faut néanmoins souligner que, au moment même où un groupe de néolibéraux attaque la CEE, un autre travaille concrètement à sa réalisation. En effet, avec le projet de constitutionnalisation de la CEE, les néolibéraux développent une solution institutionnelle qui transcende le GATT, en établissant un mécanisme de surveillance et, surtout, d’appli
... See moreQuinn Slobodian • Les Globalistes: Une histoire intellectuelle du néolibéralisme (French Edition)
The goal of this work is to identify traditions in Asia that have been consonant with global imperatives in the Anthropocene – when humans have begun to significantly affect nature and the environment – not only by revealing different attitudes and ideals regarding nature (and other subjugated entities) but also by showing us different methods and
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