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| 2012-06-09 | |
You probably were taught that the Roman empire fell to barbarians. Emmet Scott thinks so too - but you might be surprised at just which barbarians he thinks were responsible and who their indispensible allies were. Mohammed & Charlemagne Revisted: The History of a Controversy From 1600 through the late 19th century, Europe grew rich while Asia did not - the so-called Great Divergence between China and the West. Some attribute this to greater rationality, science, markets or institutions in the West. Prasannan Parthasarathi re-examines the issue with a close look at India during this period. Do his conclusions shed light on current economic issues? Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not: Global Economic Divergence, 1600-1850 | |
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| #3 oh wow...v.kewl. THANKS |
| Posted by: Mikey Hunt 2012-06-09 21:47 |
| #2 For one of the books Amazon offers a free sample download if one has the Kindle app (available as a free download for most computer-like devices, including my iPad); for the other, one can read the first chapter free online, which I find less satisfactory. Nonetheless, I'll read both tonight to prepare for tomorrow's Coffeepot. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-06-09 19:33 |
| #1 Looking forward to it, thank you. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-06-09 15:41 |