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Jack Goody (1919–2015)

Autor(a) de The Theft of History

44 Works 1,192 Membros 8 Críticas 1 Favorited

About the Author

Jack Goody is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St John's College

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Obras por Jack Goody

The Theft of History (2006) — Autor — 153 exemplares
The Development of the Family and Marriage in Europe (Past and Present Publications) (1983) — Autor; Prefácio, algumas edições79 exemplares
The Culture of Flowers (1990) 46 exemplares
The European Family (2000) 41 exemplares
The Power of the Written Tradition (2000) — Autor — 36 exemplares
The East in the West (1996) 31 exemplares
Literacy in Traditional Societies (1968) 31 exemplares
Islam in Europe (2004) 26 exemplares
Family and inheritance : rural society in Western Europe, 1200-1800 (1976) — Editor; Contribuidor — 25 exemplares
Myth, Ritual and the Oral (2010) 24 exemplares
The Eurasian Miracle (2009) 19 exemplares
The Character of Kinship (1973) 18 exemplares
Succession to High Office (1979) 6 exemplares
Comparative studies in kinship (2005) 5 exemplares
Ronesanslar (2015) 4 exemplares
Tarih Hirsizligi (2012) 3 exemplares
Au-delà des murs (2004) 3 exemplares
Batidaki Dogu (2016) 2 exemplares
Ciceklerin Kulturu (2010) 1 exemplar
Götterspeisen (1997) — Autor — 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

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En esta larga conversación con Pierre Emmanuel Dauzat, Goody revela al lector su pensamiento acerca de su oficio, sus colegas y sus propias investigaciones y, además, muestra su verdadera personalidad: la de un sabio de curiosidades ilimitadas.
 
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Natt90 | Nov 9, 2022 |
In The Theft of History Jack Goody builds on his own previous work to extend further his highly influential critique of what he sees as the pervasive Eurocentric or occidentalist biases of so much western historical writing and the consequent 'theft' by the West of the achievements of other cultures in the invention of (notably) democracy, capitalism, individualism and love. Goody, one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists, raises questions about theorists, historians and methodology and proposes a new comparative approach to cross-cultural analysis which allows for more scope in examining history than an East versus West style.… (mais)
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aitastaes | 2 outras críticas | Oct 31, 2020 |
The Theft of History is a synoptic work that attempts to deconstruct and analyze the systematic abuse of historical memory in order to justify European colonialism and Imperialism over the last four centuries.

Central to the argument is the idea that Europe developed Sui Generis from the rest of the world, almost hermetically sealed off from the scientific, political, cultural and religious influences of Africa, Asia, and indeed the whole world.

In so doing, western historians defined the continent as having exceptional and unique qualities, immaculately conceived from the days of Classical Greece, despite the contradictions that had to be glossed over in the process.

Interlaced through this was the attempt to define Europeans as biologically distinct and superior to other peoples, and thereby justify their domination over the entire world.

Goody dissects the historical record of these attempts, and most damningly of all, often use the words of the very individuals who participated in these fraudulent notions to state his case against them.

He describes the attempts by Imperialist historians and philosophers to downplay, obfuscate and sometimes even distort the historical record of the numerous and profound ways in which Africa and Asia influence European culture and thought, starting from the days of Pre-classical Greece to 19th century.

Having said that those who already accept the notions of Western exceptionalism are hardly going to be swayed by this book.

To those willing to accept validity of such a critique to begin with, there are things that may strike you as new and refreshing.
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C. Howell Contributor
V. G. Kiernan Contributor
Bettina Zorn Contributor
Axel Steinmann Contributor
Gabriele Weiss Contributor
Peter Kann Contributor
Claire Maniez Traduction, Translator
Marthe Blinoff Translator
Georges Duby Preface
Martine Segalen Introduction
Didier Lett Preface
Pierre Verdrager Translator
Marianne Kennedy Translator
Gisèle Seimandi Collaboration à la traduction française

Estatísticas

Obras
44
Membros
1,192
Popularidade
#21,564
Avaliação
½ 3.5
Críticas
8
ISBN
186
Línguas
10
Marcado como favorito
1

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