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Modern World History as the Rise of the Rich: A New Paradigm
Author(s) -
Gran Peter
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
history compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1478-0542
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2007.00408.x
Subject(s) - hegelianism , paradigm shift , history , psychology , epistemology , aesthetics , political science , law , philosophy
This article argues that the old paradigm for modern world history given us by Hegel of the Rise of the West has been rendered less useful by the development of new knowledge over the past half century and as a result there is today a good deal of dissatisfaction among professional historians about its retention. What other options are there? This article suggests we try out the idea of the rise of the rich.