The Singularity of Western Innovation: The Language Nexus
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This book highlights the contribution of language standardization to the economic rise of the West between 1600 and 1860. Previous studies have been unable to explain why during this period almost all industrial innovation was confined to small areas around the main cultural centers of three Western states - Britain, France, and the United states. This book argues that Western Europe and its offshoots were the only Eurasian societies able to apply...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1137403179
ISBN13:9781137403179
Release Date:August 2017
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:316 Pages
Weight:1.22 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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