The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation Condition:Good But they are dull or

But they are dull or pretentious as hell—and most people can’t afford the hype

and the Crossed are upon us

" a delightful collection of Mandopop hits

Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction

The Eastern Origins of Western Civilisation Condition:Good But they are dull orJohn Hobson challenges the ethnocentric bias of mainstream accounts of the "Rise of the West" that assume that Europeans have pioneered their own development, and that the East has been a passive by stander. Describing the rise of what he calls the "Oriental West", Hobson argues that Europe first assimilated many Eastern inventions, and then appropriated Eastern resources through imperialism. Hobson's book thus propels the hitherto marginalized