The Abduction of History

One of the most famous modern specialists in the field of cultural anthropology, Cambridge Professor Jack Gouda (R. 1919) is widely known for its critical attitude towards the narrow European centrperistic approach to the study of human civilization. The systemic and solid criticism of this approach is the main content of his book. According to Gouda, the honor of the invention of democracy, capitalism, individualism and romantic love does not belong to the West, as well as many specific discoveries committed by humanity. He considers the views in detail and the theoretical buildings of many wonderful scientists and thinkers - Marx, Weber, Elias, as well as the historians of Stelle, Finley, Anderson, and others. Gouda proposes to use a comparative methodology of cross-cultural analysis, which creates a much more fulfillment for evaluation A variety of historical processes and should replace outdated ideas about the differences between the West and East.
The book is written fascinating and bright. In addition to specialists in the field of humanitarian research and public sciences, it is facing wide ranges of readers interested in the problems of the past and modernity