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How the West won : the neglected story of the triumph of modernity / Rodney Stark. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Wilmington, Delaware : ISI Books, [(c)2015.Edition: Paperback editionDescription: vi, 455 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 161017139X
  • 9781610171397
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • CB245.H698 2015
  • CB245.S795.H698 2015
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Contents:
part I. Classical beginnings (500 BC - AD 500) ; Stagnant empires and Greek miracle Jerusalem's rational God Roman interlude part II. The not so Dark Ages (500-1200) ; Blessings of disunity Northern lights over Christendom Freedom and Capitalism part III. Medieval transformations (1200-1500) ; Climate, plague, and social change Pursuit of knowledge Industry, trade, and technology Discovering the world part IV. The dawn of modernity (1500-1750) ; Exposing Muslim illusions Science comes of Age part V. Modernity (1700- ) ; Industrial revolution Liberty and prosperity Globalization and Colonialism.
Summary: "In this page-turning, myth-busting history, acclaimed author Rodney Stark shows exactly why Western civilization triumphed over other cultures--and why we all should be thankful it did."--cover
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part I. Classical beginnings (500 BC - AD 500) ; Stagnant empires and Greek miracle Jerusalem's rational God Roman interlude part II. The not so Dark Ages (500-1200) ; Blessings of disunity Northern lights over Christendom Freedom and Capitalism part III. Medieval transformations (1200-1500) ; Climate, plague, and social change Pursuit of knowledge Industry, trade, and technology Discovering the world part IV. The dawn of modernity (1500-1750) ; Exposing Muslim illusions Science comes of Age part V. Modernity (1700- ) ; Industrial revolution Liberty and prosperity Globalization and Colonialism.

"In this page-turning, myth-busting history, acclaimed author Rodney Stark shows exactly why Western civilization triumphed over other cultures--and why we all should be thankful it did."--cover Link to source of summary

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