About this title: "The Great Divergence" brings new insight to one of the classic questions of history: why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe, despite surprising similarities between advanced areas of Europe and East Asia? As Ken Pomeranz shows, as recently as 1750, parallels between these two parts of the world were very high in life ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780691005430ISBN:0691005435
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ. PRESSES OF CALIFORNIA, COLUMBIA AND PRINCETON Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780691090108ISBN:0691090106
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 392 pages. (392 pages) offers an insight into one of the classic questions of history: why did sustained industrial growth begin in northwest europe? this book shows, as recently as 1750, parallels between these two parts of the world were very high in life expectancy, consumption, product and factor markets, and the strategies of households. 1 line illus., 9 tables edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780691005430ISBN:0691005435
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Very good, clean text. Gentle erasures of pencil underlining in only the introduction and on the pre-page opposite to front cover. Otherwise beautifully clean Princeton title. x, 382 p.; 25 cm. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Contains: Illustrations. Princeton Economic History of the Western World (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-371) and index. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780691090108ISBN:0691090106
Description: New. Offers an insight into one of the classic questions of history: why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? This book shows, as recently as 1750, parallels between these two parts of the world were very high in life expectancy, cons... read more
Description: "Pomeranz uses that European invention--economics--to overturn Eurocentrism, establishing beyond cavil a New Fact in our world. Never again will Europeans imagine they stood alone in the doorway of economic growth. Pomeranz and his colleagues in the... read more
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Binding: 1 Hardcover Good Gently Read
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780691005430ISBN:0691005435
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket. Interior Clean & Binding Firm. Light wear to spine and Edges. Great study book used to assist the student in his acquisition of knowledge. With full directions and photos/illustrations. read more
"An economic world history book that seeks, as many have before, to explain away the Industrial Revolution and European exceptionalism, coming down pretty hard against any Eurocentric explanations. This is an example of a book where I like his ideas and his position, but the reading could be a bit excruciating, as it is extremely dense, detailed, and almost totally economically-oriented (economics = not my favorite field, ESPECIALLY to read about)."
"The basic point of this book is that after around 1800, China and Europe took separate (economic) paths cuz Europe had coal and new territories to exploit for resources and China (and Japan to some extent) didn't. Before that, Pomeranz sez they weren't really that different."
"Yes, it's dense; lots of details, lots of numbers, and probably has many problems in interpretations of Chinese statistics. Yet, it is amazingly thought-provoking. The thick empirical part is in fact necessary to challenge the conventional view of the economic modernization of European origin. This is a bold attempt to compare two regions, and provoked many controversies and raised new issues for comparative history. Best read if you have a good skimming skill ;)"
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