Escape from Rome the failure of empire and the road to prosperity /
"In this book, Walter Scheidel provides a unique take on the perennial debates about the rise of the west. His main argument is straightforward and provocative: the fact that nothing like the Roman Empire ever again emerged in Europe was a crucial precondition for modern economic growth, the In...
| Main Author: | Scheidel, Walter, 1966- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2019]
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| Physical Description: |
xviii, 670 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series: |
Princeton economic history of the Western world.
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| Subjects: |
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
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| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | DG272 .S34 2019 |
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