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ISBN/UID: 9780198703631
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition Pub Date: 17 June 2014
Mixed Fortunes is perfect for the analytically minded reader who wants a contrarian, data-driven re-examination of why some nations sprinted ahead, others stalled, and still others switched places between 1500 and today, with China and Russia used as contrasting test cases rather than mere regional cameos.
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The rise of the West is often attributed the presence of certain features in Western countries from the 16th century that were absent in more traditional societies: the abolition of serfdom and Protestant ethics, the protection of property rights,...
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191 pages • missing pub info (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780198703631
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition Pub Date: 17 June 2014
Mixed Fortunes is perfect for the analytically minded reader who wants a contrarian, data-driven re-examination of why some nations sprinted ahead, others stalled, and still others switched places between 1500 and today, with China and Russia used as contrasting test cases rather than mere regional cameos.
Description
The rise of the West is often attributed the presence of certain features in Western countries from the 16th century that were absent in more traditional societies: the abolition of serfdom and Protestant ethics, the protection of property rights,...
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