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Violent saviors : the West's conquest of the rest / William Easterly.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Easterly, William, 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development.
- Economic development--History.
- Globalization--Economic aspects.
- Globalization.
- Civilization, Western--Economic policy.
- Civilization, Western.
- Economic history--Political aspects.
- Economic history.
- Economic history--Western influences.
- Economic history--18th century.
- Economic history--19th century.
- Economic history--20th century.
- Economic history--21st century.
- World history--Economic aspects--18th century.
- World history.
- World history--Economic aspects--19th century.
- World history--Economic aspects--20th century.
- World history--Economic aspects--21st century.
- economic development.
- Developing countries--Economic conditions--Western influences.
- Developing countries.
- Developing countries--Civilization--Western influences.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 427 pages : illustrations (black & white), charts ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- West's conquest of the rest
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Basic Books, 2025.
- Summary:
- "For centuries, the developed Western world has exploited the less-developed "Rest" in the name of progress, conquering the Americas, driving the Atlantic slave trade, and colonizing Africa and Asia. Throughout, the West has justified this global conquest by the alleged material gains it brought to the conquered. But the colonial experiment unintentionally revealed how much of a demand there was for self-determination, and not just for relief from poverty. In Violent Saviors, renowned economist William Easterly examines how the demand for agency has always been at the heart of debates on development. Spanning nearly four centuries of global history, Easterly argues that commerce, rather than conquest, could meet the need for equal rights as well as the need for prosperity. Looking to the liberal economic ideas of thinkers like Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, and Amartya Sen, Easterly shows how the surge in global trade has given agency to billions of people for the first time. Narrating the long debate between conquest and commerce, Easterly offers a new and urgent perspective on global economics: the demands for agency, dignity, and respect must be at the center of the global fight against poverty." -- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Two kinds of progress
- Liberals doubt empire, 1776-1865
- The regress of liberty, 1865-1945
- The ambivalent advance of freedom, 1945-present.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-372) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781541675759
- 1541675754
- OCLC:
- 1549668397
- Publisher Number:
- 90103226805
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