How the West won : the neglected story of the triumph of modernity / Rodney Stark.
| Author/creator | Stark, Rodney author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Wilmington, Delaware : ISI Books, [2014] |
| Description | vi, 455 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Classical Beginnings (500 BCE-500 CE) -- Stagnant Empires and the Greek "Miracle" -- Jerusalem's Rational God -- The Roman Interlude -- Part II. Early Medieval Progress (500-1200) -- Blessings of "European" Disunity -- Northern Lights Over Christendom -- Freedom and Capitalism -- Part III. Medieval Transformations (1200-1500) -- Climate, Plague and Social Change -- Universities and Natural Philosophy -- Industry, Trade, and Technology -- Discovering the World -- Part IV. The Dawn of Modernity (1500-1750) -- New World Conquests and Colonies -- The Rise and Fall of the Golden Empire -- Luther's Reformation : Myths and Realities -- Exposing Muslim Illusions -- Science Comes of Age -- Part V. Modernity (1750- ) -- The Industrial "Revolution" -- Why Britain? Liberty, Merit and the "Bourgeois" -- Globalization and Colonialism. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013047815 |
| ISBN | 9781610170857 |
| ISBN | 1610170857 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | CB245 .S715 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |