Singularity of Western Innovation

The Language Nexus

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This book highlights the contribution of language standardization to the economic rise of the West between 1600 and 1860. Previous studies have been unable to explain why during this period almost all industrial innovation was confined to small areas around the main cultural centers of three Western states – Britain, France, and the United states.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-08-15
Mått:148 x 210 x 25 mm
Vikt:566 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:316
Upplaga:17001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137403179

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Leonard Dudley is Honorary Professor at the Université de Montréal, Canada. He received his PhD in economics from Yale University, USA, and his principal research interest is technological change.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- 2. 1600: The Dynastic Cycle.- 3. Printing.- 4. Literacy.- 5. Language Standardization.- 6. 1700: Financing the Imperial State.- 7. Steam Makes Waves.- 8. Machines to Make Machines.- 9. Cloning the Industrial Revolution.- 10. 1793: A Geopolitical Watershed.- 11. Steamships.- 12. Shell-firing Artillery.- 13. Mass-Produced Firearms.- 14. Conclusion.