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The Origins of Backwardness in Eastern Europe: Economics and Politics from the Middle Ages until the Early Twentieth Century
Daniel Chirot (Ed.)
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Paperback. A study that makes a case for very deep roots of Eastern European backwardness. It states that while economics may limit the freedom of action of political players, it does not determine political outcomes. It offers a theoretically complex synthesis that demonstrates the interaction of politics and economics. Editor(s): Chirot, Daniel. Num Pages: 269 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
Reaching back centuries, this study makes a convincing case for very deep roots of current Eastern European backwardness. Its conclusions are suggestive for comparativists studying other parts of the world, and useful to those who want to understand contemporary Eastern Europe's past. Like the rest of the world except for that unique part of the West which has given us a false model of what was "normal", Eastern Europe developed slowly. The weight of established class relations, geography, lack of technological innovation, and wars kept the area from growing richer. In the nineteenth century the West exerted a powerful influence, ... Read more
Reaching back centuries, this study makes a convincing case for very deep roots of current Eastern European backwardness. Its conclusions are suggestive for comparativists studying other parts of the world, and useful to those who want to understand contemporary Eastern Europe's past. Like the rest of the world except for that unique part of the West which has given us a false model of what was "normal", Eastern Europe developed slowly. The weight of established class relations, geography, lack of technological innovation, and wars kept the area from growing richer. In the nineteenth century the West exerted a powerful influence, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520076402
SKU
V9780520076402
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About Daniel Chirot (Ed.)
Daniel Chirot is Professor of International Studies and of Sociology at the University of Washington.
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