{"product_id":"the-measure-of-reality-alfred-w-crosby-9780521554275","title":"The Measure of Reality: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600","description":"Western Europeans were among the first, if not the first, to invent mechanical clocks, geometrically precise maps, double-entry bookkeeping, precise algebraic and musical notations, and perspective painting. More people in Western Europe thought quantitatively in the sixteenth century than in any other part of the world, enabling them to become the world's leaders. With amusing detail and historical anecdote, Alfred Crosby discusses the shift from qualitative to quantitative perception that occurred during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Alfred W. Crosby is the author of five books, including the award-winning Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 (Cambridge, 1986)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred W. Crosby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521554276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521554275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.30w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/25\/1996 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/26\/1997 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 811\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1997 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/1997 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Material:\u003c\/b\u003e Cloth","brand":"Alfred W. Crosby","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119814865151,"sku":"9780521554275","price":111.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06976191-642e-4b24-9fac-3b753fed5202.jpg?v=1687411076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-measure-of-reality-alfred-w-crosby-9780521554275","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}