The Great Divergence : China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy

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“Great book in excellent condition. Clean pages with no rips, marks, or tears.”
Country of Origin
United States
Original Language
English
Literary Movement
Modernism
ISBN
9780691217185
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691217181
ISBN-13
9780691217185
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3050083714

Product Key Features

Book Title
Great Divergence : China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
Number of Pages
404 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Economic History, Modern / 19th Century
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Author
Kenneth Pomeranz
Book Series
Princeton Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.5 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-949716
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Series Volume Number
117
Dewey Decimal
330.9/4/02534
Synopsis
A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West The Great Divergence sheds light on one of the great questions of history: Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? Historian Kenneth Pomeranz shows that as recently as 1750, life expectancy, consumption, and product and factor markets were comparable in Europe and East Asia. Moreover, key regions in China and Japan were no worse off ecologically than those in Western Europe, with each region facing corresponding shortages of land-intensive products. Pomeranz's comparative lens reveals the two critical factors resulting in Europe's nineteenth-century divergence--the fortunate location of coal and access to trade with the New World. As East Asia's economy stagnated, Europe narrowly escaped the same fate largely due to favorable resource stocks from underground and overseas. This Princeton Classics edition includes a preface from the author and makes a powerful historical work available to new readers., A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West The Great Divergence sheds light on one of the great questions of history: Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? Historian Kenneth Pomeranz shows that as recently as 1750, life expectancy, consumption, and product and factor markets were comparable in Europe and East Asia. Moreover, key regions in China and Japan were no worse off ecologically than those in Western Europe, with each region facing corresponding shortages of land-intensive products. Pomeranz's comparative lens reveals the two critical factors resulting in Europe's nineteenth-century divergence-the fortunate location of coal and access to trade with the New World. As East Asia's economy stagnated, Europe narrowly escaped the same fate largely due to favorable resource stocks from underground and overseas. This Princeton Classics edition includes a preface from the author and makes a powerful historical work available to new readers., A landmark comparative history of Europe and China that examines why the Industrial Revolution emerged in the West. The Great Divergence sheds light on one of the great questions of history: Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe? Historian Kenneth Pomeranz shows that as recently as 1750, life expectancy, consumption, and product and factor markets were comparable in Europe and East Asia. Moreover, key regions in China and Japan were no worse off ecologically than those in Western Europe, with each region facing corresponding shortages of land-intensive products. Pomeranz's comparative lens reveals the two critical factors resulting in Europe's nineteenth-century divergence-the fortunate location of coal and access to trade with the New World. As East Asia's economy stagnated, Europe narrowly escaped the same fate largely due to favourable resource stocks from underground and overseas. This Princeton Classics edition includes a preface from the author and makes a powerful historical work available to new readers.
LC Classification Number
HC240.P5965 2021

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