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One thousand years ago, a traveler to Baghdad or the Chinese capital Kaifeng would have discovered a vast and flourishing city of broad streets, spacious gardens, and sophisticated urban amenities; meanwhile, Paris, Rome, and London were cramped and unhygienic collections of villages, and Europe was a backwater. How, then, did it rise to world preeminence over the next several centuries? This is the central historical conundrum of modern times. How Europe Made the Modern World draws upon the latest scholarship dealing with the various aspects of the West's divergence, including geography, demography, technology, culture, institutions, science and economics. It avoids the twin dangers of Eurocentrism and anti-Westernism, strongly emphasizing the contributions of other cultures of the world to the West's rise while rejecting the claim that there was nothing distinctive about Europe in the premodern period. Daly provides a concise summary of the debate from both sides, whilst also presenting his own provocative arguments. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, and including maps and images to illuminate key evidence, this book will inspire students to think critically and engage in debates rather than accepting a single narrative of the rise of the West. It is an ideal primer for students studying Western Civilization and World History courses.

An introduction to the debate on how and why the West rose to global preeminence, which avoids both Eurocentrism and anti-Westernism.

About the Author
Jonathan Daly is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He is the author is Historians Debate the Rise of the West (2015) and The Rise of Western Power: A Comparative History of Western Civilization (2014).

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In this fascinating overview, Daly argues that Europe's economic rise did not depend on a geographic accident, such as having abundant coal beneath the ground. It depended instead on the ability of Europeans to create institutions that allowed them to unleash their creative potential. This book is an excellent introduction to the subject. * David Stasavage, Julius Silver Professor, New York University, USA *
In this slim but engaging and deeply informed volume, Daly skillfully summarizes the complex and controversial literature on the role of Europe in the Great Enrichment. His treatment is without exception balanced and judicious, with a welcome emphasis on the centrality of culture and institutions in explaining modern economic growth. * Joel Mokyr, Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Economics and History, Northwestern University, USA *
Unlike most works by economic historians, this book tackles the Great Divergence from what Karl Marx would call the 'super-structure' of civilisations rather than 'material foundation' of them. This change in the reference system allows the author to view the divergence in very different light: rule of law, legal rights, knowledge accumulation and diffusion which permitted Western Europe to develop better than other parts of Eurasia. The reader will find a logically constant argument from the beginning to the end despite a degree of teleology which cannot be fully proved. * Kent Deng, Professor of Economic History, London School of Economics, UK *
The text is only 147 pages and the small size of each of these is to be noted. In effect, Daly provides an account of the standard points in a way that is readily accessible to students. * European Review of History *



Book Information
ISBN 9781350029460
Author Professor Jonathan Daly
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 318g

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