The European Miracle: Environments, Economies and Geopolitics in the History of Europe and Asia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521820943)

Why did modern states and economies develop first in the peripheral and late-coming culture of Europe? This historical puzzle looms behind every study of industrialization and economic development. In his analytical and comparative work Eric Jones sees the economic condition forming where natural environments and political systems meet: Europe's economic rise is explained as a favored interaction between them, contrasting with the frustrating pattern of their interplay in the Ottoman empire, India and China. A new preface and afterword have been added for the third edition. Previous Edition Hb (1987): 0-521-33449-7 Previous Edition Pb (1987): 0-521-33670-8

Author: Eric Jones, E. L. Jones
ISBN-10: 0521820944
ISBN-13: 9780521820943
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2003
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2004 pg. 1126