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020			_a9781843312413
082			_a338.9 RIN
100			_a"Ringmar, Erik"
245		0	_aWhy Europe was first
260			_aDelhi
260			_bAnthem press
260			_c2007
300			_a416p.
365			_b9000
365			_dRS
520			_aFor 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.
650			_aEurope-Economic conditions
942			_cB _2ddc