Background
Peter Gran was born on December 14, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
(Employing the approaches of Gramsci and Foucault, Gran pr...)
Employing the approaches of Gramsci and Foucault, Gran proposes a reconceptualisation of world history. He challenges the convention of relying on totalitarian or democratic functions of a particular state to explain relationships of authority and resistance in a number of national contexts.
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1996
(Challenging the ethnocentric notion that a capitalist eco...)
Challenging the ethnocentric notion that a capitalist economy could only be transferred to the peripheral states through contact with Europe, this text argues that the capitalist transformation of the Egyptian economy was begun by Muslim merchants and Mamluk rulers in the 18th century. This edition has an updated first chapter, resituating its main argument for today's readers.
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1998
(“The rise of the west” has long been the accepted doctrin...)
“The rise of the west” has long been the accepted doctrine for framing analysis for world history. Privileging a Eurocentric approach, this traditional paradigm obscures the significance of the indigenous rich in non-Western regions and fails to recognize the contributions of the Orient. In this book, Peter Gran seeks to reframe current historical debates, presenting a model of analysis based on the rise of the rich. Gran outlines the structure of this new paradigm, building upon meta-narrative concepts from Marxism to liberalism. Rather than a history of clashing civilizations, he identifies a history of resolving conflicts through negotiations among wealthy classes in various regions. Fundamental to his theory is the assumption of non-European ruling classes with power in interregional affairs. Far-reaching in its historical scope, Gran’s work lays the foundation for a critical rethinking of world history and offers a vital contribution the field.
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2009
Peter Gran was born on December 14, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
Gran received his education at Yale University. He graduated from it with Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964. He also received Master of Arts degree at University of Chicago in 1965 and Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1974.
Peter Gran started his career as a member of core faculty at Friends World College in 1974. In 1975 he became a visiting assistant professor of history at University of California, Los Angeles. After 2 years of working there he went to University of Texas in Austin. Since 1979, Peter works as a professor of history at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gran was also a lecturer at various universities, including Harvard University, McGill University, Princeton University, Rutgers University, University of California, University of Damascus, University of Pennsylvania, and George Washington University.
(Challenging the ethnocentric notion that a capitalist eco...)
1998(Employing the approaches of Gramsci and Foucault, Gran pr...)
1996(“The rise of the west” has long been the accepted doctrin...)
2009Gran married Judith Abbott on June 15, 1966.
