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Why Europe?
Michael Mitterauer
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Description for Why Europe?
Hardcover. Why did capitalism and colonialism arise in Europe and not elsewhere? Why were parliamentarian and democratic forms of government founded there? What factors led to Europe's unique position in shaping the world? This title tackles these questions. It traces the roots of Europe's singularity to the medieval era. Translator(s): Chapple, Gerald. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Why did capitalism and colonialism arise in Europe and not elsewhere? Why were parliamentarian and democratic forms of government founded there? What factors led to Europe's unique position in shaping the world? Thoroughly researched and persuasively argued, "Why Europe?" tackles these classic questions with illuminating results. Michael Mitterauer traces the roots of Europe's singularity to the medieval era, specifically to developments in agriculture. While most historians have located the beginning of Europe's special path in the rise of state power in the modern era, Mitterauer establishes its origins in rye and oats. These new crops played a decisive role in ... Read more
Why did capitalism and colonialism arise in Europe and not elsewhere? Why were parliamentarian and democratic forms of government founded there? What factors led to Europe's unique position in shaping the world? Thoroughly researched and persuasively argued, "Why Europe?" tackles these classic questions with illuminating results. Michael Mitterauer traces the roots of Europe's singularity to the medieval era, specifically to developments in agriculture. While most historians have located the beginning of Europe's special path in the rise of state power in the modern era, Mitterauer establishes its origins in rye and oats. These new crops played a decisive role in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226532530
SKU
V9780226532530
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About Michael Mitterauer
Michael Mitterauer is professor of social history at the University of Vienna and the author of numerous books, including A History of Youth. Gerald Chapple is associate professor of German at McMaster University.
Reviews for Why Europe?
"Michael Mitterauer, the Viennese medievalist, has written a great book....Mitterauer has something to teach even veteran historians." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "An outstanding work of nonfiction both conceptually and in its wealth of surprising details." - Rheinischer Merkur.