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"1368: China and the Making of the Modern World" by Ali Humayun Akhtar is a history book that challenges the Eurocentric perspective of international relations during the fifteenth to nineteenth centuries. The author focuses on East Asia, particularly China, and its role in international exchange. While the book covers a wide range of topics, it lacks depth and may not be suitable for specialists. The strongest parts of the book are the chapters that engage with Persian, Arabic, and Malay primary source texts. However, the author's portrayal of the Ming dynasty as an "isolationist country" contradicts recent scholarship. Overall, the book's interdisciplinary approach could have been more focused. [Extracted from the article]

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The text is a critique of the book "Harriet Martineau. How to observe morals and customs" edited by Capitolina Díaz Martínez. The book presents the work of Harriet Martineau, a founder of sociology, who talks about the methodology and structure of reflective work in the construction of a new science focused on the scientific analysis of society. The work, written in 1838, is considered pioneering and enriches the Eurocentric vision of the time by compiling and expanding topics such as religion and economic policy. The book is structured into three sections: requirements for observation, what to observe, and methodology. Martineau was also a pioneer in studying domestic life, women, and domestic violence, and advocated for gender equality and democratic values. Martineau is recognized as one of the founders of sociology. [Extracted from the article]

The article is a review of the book "Groundwork of Phenomenological Marxism: Crisis, Body, World" by Ian H. Angus. The book seeks to unite phenomenology with Marxism and reframe Marx's ideas from a phenomenological perspective. It is based on the works of Husserl and Marx, and addresses current issues such as the use of technology, colonialism, and environmental devastation. The author examines the relationship between phenomenology and Marxism, developing the thesis that labor is the source of history and culture. They also criticize the Eurocentrism in Husserl's philosophy of history and propose a form of philosophical-scientific knowledge that is universal without being colonialist. [Extracted from the article]

The article titled "An approach to Egyptian, Nahua, and Zapotec psychology. A historical and linguistic study" analyzes the history of psychological ideas in Egyptian, Nahua, and Zapotec cultures. The authors, Manlio Barbosa-Cano and Juan Carlos Sánchez-Antonio, question the idea that ancient and modern psychology has its origins exclusively in Europe, and explore the contributions of these ancient civilizations. The book examines Egyptian culture as a distant precursor to psychology, including possible influences on Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory. It also analyzes the presence of psychological terms in Zapotec culture, highlighting the conception of the mind, body, and their relationship with the metaphysical world. The article invites breaking away from Eurocentric paradigms and considering alternative perspectives in understanding the relationship between body and soul. [Extracted from the article]

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The book "Feminism" by Deborah Cameron is a compilation of the debates that have shaped the feminist movement, especially in the Western world. The author addresses the main questions of feminism and presents the answers from different perspectives. The book analyzes topics such as male domination, women's rights, women's work, femininity, sexuality, and culture. Although the book has a Eurocentric perspective and does not address peripheral or postcolonial currents of feminism, it is a good synthesis for those approaching the subject or seeking to organize their readings. [Extracted from the article]

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The book "Everywhen: Australia and the Language of Deep History" is a collection of essays edited by Ann McGrath, Laura Rademaker, and Jakelin Troy. It explores the relationship between time, place, and spirit in Indigenous Australian culture through language, story, and art. The book challenges Eurocentric perspectives and highlights the importance of Indigenous culture, heritage, and history. It offers a multi-sensory and cross-cultural approach that respects personal knowledge protocols and celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion. This volume is a valuable resource for those interested in Indigenous language and culture. [Extracted from the article]

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Spencer Dimmock has produced a convincing restatement, defence and update of Robert Brenner's influential work on the origin of capitalism in England. The book productively engages with many Marxist and non-Marxist critics of the so-called ‘Brenner Thesis', and presents fresh secondary and primary evidence in favour of it. This review sketches the theoretical background of Brenner's intervention, summarises Dimmock's take on Brenner, and comments on a few notable contemporary critiques of Brenner's general framework which are not explicitly engaged with by Dimmock. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reviews Alex Anievas and Kerem Nişancıoğlu's How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism (2015). It argues that the book offers a stimulating and ambitious approach to solving the problems of Eurocentrism and the origins of capitalism in growing critical scholarship in historical sociology and International Relations. However, by focusing on the ‘problem of the international' and proposing a ‘single unified theory' based on uneven and combined development, the authorspresent a history of international relations that trades off methodological openness and legal complexity for a structural and exclusive consequentialism driven by anti-Eurocentrism. By misrepresenting the concept of social-property relations in terms of the internal/external fallacy, and by confusing different types of ‘internalism' required by early-modern jurisdictional struggles, the book problematically conflates histories of international law and capitalism. These methodological problems are contextualised by examples from the Spanish, French and British empires' conceptions of sovereignty and jurisdiction and their significant legal actors and processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Review of the book La vocazione del Mediterraneo [The vocation of the Mediterranean], by Franco Ferrarotti, Chieti: Edizioni Solfanelli, 2018. ISBN: 978-88-3305-028-7, pp. 119, € 10,00. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An analysis of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell is presented. The author argues against criticism of the story as escapist entertainment, suggesting that the tale is symbolic of the contrasting worldviews and political structure of the 19th and 20th centuries. The article compares the Eurocentrism, imperialism, and monarchies of the 19th century to the democracies of the 20th century, noting similarities to the two hunters in Connell's story.

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