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Historians Debate the Rise of the West

How and why did Europe rise to world pre-eminence? Providing an overview of this central historical conundrum of modern times, Historians Debate the Rise of the West enables students to grasp major scholars' evaluations of the biggest picture of all: how Western civilization fits into modern world history. Most historians who write in this area subscribe to a combination of interpretations set forward by scholars of the field, like David Landes, Jared Diamond or Kenneth Pomeranz. But it is often difficult to understand the position they are coming from, and for readers to unde.

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  • ""Discusses major scholars' evaluations of how Western civilization fits into modern world history. An introduction for students of Western civilization and world history to the main interpretations of Europe's rise that have been proposed since the middle of the twentieth century."--"
  • ""Discusses major scholars' evaluations of how Western civilization fits into modern world history. An introduction for students of Western civilization and world history to the main interpretations of Europe's rise that have been proposed since the middle of the twentieth century"--Del editor."
  • "How and why did Europe rise to world pre-eminence? Providing an overview of this central historical conundrum of modern times, Historians Debate the Rise of the West enables students to grasp major scholars' evaluations of the biggest picture of all: how Western civilization fits into modern world history. Most historians who write in this area subscribe to a combination of interpretations set forward by scholars of the field, like David Landes, Jared Diamond or Kenneth Pomeranz. But it is often difficult to understand the position they are coming from, and for readers to unde."@en
  • ""Discusses major scholars' evaluations of how Western civilization fits into modern world history. An introduction for students of Western civilization and world history to the main interpretations of Europe's rise that have been proposed since the middle of the twentieth century"--"@en
  • ""Discusses major scholars' evaluations of how Western civilization fits into modern world history. An introduction for students of Western civilization and world history to the main interpretations of Europe's rise that have been proposed since the middle of the twentieth century"."

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