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The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present
David S. Landes
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Description for The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present
Paperback. Second edition of David Landes's classic history of industrial revolution and economic development in Europe. Num Pages: 590 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 782. Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present. 590 pages. Second edition of David Landes's classic history of industrial revolution and economic development in Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 36. Weight: 820.
For over thirty years David S. Landes's The Unbound Prometheus has offered an unrivalled history of industrial revolution and economic development in Europe. Now, in this updated edition, the author reframes and reasserts his original arguments in the light of debates about globalisation and comparative economic growth. The book begins with a classic account of the characteristics, progress, and political, economic and social implications of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, France and Germany. Professor Landes here raises the much-debated question: why was Europe the first to industrialise? He then charts the economic history of the twentieth-century: the effect of the ... Read more
For over thirty years David S. Landes's The Unbound Prometheus has offered an unrivalled history of industrial revolution and economic development in Europe. Now, in this updated edition, the author reframes and reasserts his original arguments in the light of debates about globalisation and comparative economic growth. The book begins with a classic account of the characteristics, progress, and political, economic and social implications of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, France and Germany. Professor Landes here raises the much-debated question: why was Europe the first to industrialise? He then charts the economic history of the twentieth-century: the effect of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
590
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
747g
Number of Pages
590
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521534024
SKU
V9780521534024
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About David S. Landes
David Landes is Emeritus Professor of Economics and History at Harvard University and the author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1998).
Reviews for The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present
"The first edition has long been a classic in the field...In 1969, Landes undertook the heroic task of surveying modern technological history. This path-breaking work asked the right questions, and provided insightful and balanced answers. It still repays reading by scholars of technological and economic history." Rick Szostak, The International History Review "An unbeatable introduction to ... Read more