The Lever of Riches
Joel Mokyr(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 14. June 1990
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-19-506113-0 (ISBN)
Description
Why are some nations more technically creative than others and why do some highly innovative societies eventually stagnate? In this study of the value and meaning of technological advance, Joel Mokyr considers how past physical and social conditions have influenced the development and reception of new ideas.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
40 half-tones
ISBN-13
978-0-19-506113-0 (9780195061130)
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E-Book
04/1992
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€16.99
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Content
Part I: Introduction; Part II: Classical antiquity; The Middle Ages; The Renaissance and beyond; The years of miracles: the Industrial Revolution; The later Nineteenth century; Part III: Understanding technological progress; Classical and medieval technology; China and Europe; The industrial revolution: Britain and Europe; Part IV: Evolution and the dynamics of technological change.