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How the West won : the neglected story of the triumph of modernity

Title
How the West won : the neglected story of the triumph of modernity / Rodney Stark.
Author
Stark, Rodney
Publication
Wilmington, Delaware : ISI Books, [2014]
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Book/textUse in library JBE 14-453Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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Description
vi, 455 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Civilization, Western > History
  • Civilization, Modern > History
  • Science > History
  • Technology > History
  • Intellectual life > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-432) and index.
Contents
Part I. Classical Beginnings (500 BC-AD 500) -- Stagnant Empires and the Greek "Miracle" -- Jerusalem's Rational God -- The Roman Interlude -- Part II. The Not-So-Dark Ages (500-1200) -- The Blessings of Disunity -- Northern Lights Over Christendom -- Freedom and Capitalism -- Part III. Medieval Transformations (1200-1500) -- Climate, Plague, and Social Change -- The Pursuit of Knowledge -- Industry, Trade, and Technology -- Discovering the World -- Part IV. The Dawn of Modernity (1500-1750) -- New World Conquests and Colonies -- The Golden Empire -- The Lutheran Reformation : Myths and Realities -- Exposing Muslim Illusions -- Science Comes of Age -- Part V. Modernity (1750- ) -- The Industrial Revolution -- Liberty and Prosperity -- Globalization and Colonialism.
Call Number
JBE 14-453
ISBN
  • 9781610170857
  • 1610170857
LCCN
  • 2013047815
  • 40023414511
OCLC
864709713
Author
Stark, Rodney.
Title
How the West won : the neglected story of the triumph of modernity / Rodney Stark.
Publisher
Wilmington, Delaware : ISI Books, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-432) and index.
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Other Standard Identifier
40023414511
Research Call Number
JBE 14-453
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