Why Europe Was First

Social Change and Economic Growth in Europe and East Asia 1500-2050

By:

Erik Ringmar

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Anthem Studies in European Ideas and Identities

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For most of its history Europe was a thoroughly average part of the world: poor, uncouth, technologically and culturally backward. By contrast, China was always far richer, more sophisticated and advanced. Yet it was Europe that first became modern, and by the nineteenth century China was struggling to catch up. This book explains why. Why did Europe succeed and why was China left behind? The answer, as we will see, does not only solve a long-standing historical puzzle, it also provides an explanation of the contemporary success of East Asia, and it shows what is wrong with current theories of development and modernization.

Author Biography:

Erik Ringmar is a Professor at the National Chiao Tung Unviersity, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Release date NZ

March 7th, 2007

Author

Erik Ringmar

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

428

Series

Anthem Studies in European Ideas and Identities

Dimensions

135x211x26

ISBN-13

9781843312413

Product ID

2432027

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