2008
DOI: 10.1163/156852008x287530
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The Orientation of JESHO's Orient and the Problem of 'Orientalism': Some Reflections on the Occasion of JESHO's Fiftieth Anniversary

Abstract: Th is essay traces the fifty-year history of JESHO from its initiation by the Dutch economic historian N.W. Posthumus to the present. It appraises what values and assumptions propelled the Journal 's first editors to utilize the expression 'Orient' in the publication's title, and how they coped with the changing vicissitudes of historical writing about 'the Rest' from the 1960s onward, including the impact of 'area studies' in North America. Finally, it gives a brief overview of the 'highs and lows' of JESHO's… Show more

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“…Th e emphasis on empires and markets is indicative of a theme that is both old, as the history of this journal alone illustrates (Zurndorfer 2008), and, as I have tried to suggest, is now being reinvigorated. Evidence of the revival is clear from the increasing number of historians who are beginning to write the history of globalization.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Th e emphasis on empires and markets is indicative of a theme that is both old, as the history of this journal alone illustrates (Zurndorfer 2008), and, as I have tried to suggest, is now being reinvigorated. Evidence of the revival is clear from the increasing number of historians who are beginning to write the history of globalization.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 95%