The Nomadic Leviathan. A Critique of the Sinocentric Paradigm
Lhamsuren Munkh-Erdene
Devised to legitimize the Republic of China’s claim over Inner Asia, the Sinocentric paradigm stems from the Open Door Policy and Chinese nationalism. Advanced against the conquest theory, and rationalized as the pathfinding ecological theory, it is an evolutionary materialist scheme that became the vision of history. Exposing the initial agenda of this paradigm and revealing its fundamental contradictions, The Nomadic Leviathan debunks it as a myth. Resurrecting the conquest theory, and reinforcing it with the idea of extrahuman transportation, this book places pastoralism at the origin of the state and civilization, and the Eurasian steppe at the center of human history; the political emerges as the primary and fundamental order defining the social and economic.
Catégories:
Volume:
16
Année:
2023
Editeur::
BRILL
Langue:
english
Pages:
542
ISBN 10:
9004546510
ISBN 13:
9789004546516
Collection:
Inner Asia Book Series
Fichier:
PDF, 2.77 MB
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english, 2023