Title:
How the West won : the neglected story of the triumph of modernity / Rodney Stark.
Author:
Stark, Rodney.
Publication Information:
Wilmington, Delaware : ISI Books, 2015.
©2014
Call Number:
CB245 .S715 2015
Abstract:
"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
Edition:
Paperback edition.
ISBN:
9781610171397
Physical Description:
vi, 455 pages ; 23 cm.
Contents:
pt. I. Classical beginnings (500 BC - AD 500) -- Stagnant empires and Greek miracle -- Jerusalem's rational God -- Roman interlude -- pt. II. The not so Dark Ages (500-1200) -- Blessings of disunity -- Northern lights over Christendom -- Freedom and Capitalism -- pt. III. Medieval transformations (1200-1500) -- Climate, plague, and social change -- Pursuit of knowledge -- Industry, trade, and technology -- Discovering the world -- pt. IV. The dawn of modernity (1500-1750) -- Exposing Muslim illusions -- Science comes of Age -- pt. V. Modernity (1700- ) -- Industrial revolution -- Liberty and prosperity -- Globalization and Colonialism.
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