The East in the West
- ISBN-10
- 0521556732
- ISBN-13
- 9780521556736
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 295
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-03-21
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Jack Goody
Description
A provocative, wide-ranging study which challenges our assumptions about Eastern 'backwardness'.
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