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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]
- Supplementary Content
- Table of contents
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Book/text | Use in library | JBE 14-453 | Schwarzman Building - General Research Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- vi, 455 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40023414511
- Research Call Number
- JBE 14-453