Mechanics of Modernity

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Why Europe Was First is also published by Routledge under the title The Mechanics of Modernity. I thought the latter title sounded too boring and academic and when the book was republished I changed it. Confusing? Perhaps. It's the same book anyway, and equally good.

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"Ringmar devotes 150 astoundingly lucid and learned and literate pages to exploring the origins of European science, humanism, mirrors, newspapers, universities, academies, theatre, novels, corporations, property rights, insurance, Dutch finance, diversity, states, politeness, civil rights, political parties, and economics. ... It is brilliant: beautifully argued and written, and (mostly) correct." Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication University of Illinois at Chicago.

"Ringmar provides the most concise and powerful explanation that I have read, and in enjoyable and skillfully-wrought prose. This is an intellectual feast.' Jack A. Goldstone, Hazel Professor, George Mason University.

"A thought-provoking and well-written book that provides a unique and idiosyncratic contribution to world history." John M. Honson, author of 'The Eastern Origins of Western Civilization'

Erik Ringmar

is Zhi Yuan Chair professor of International Relations at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China PRC. He graduated with a PhD in political science from Yale University and for 12 years he taught courses in comparative politics in the Government Department at London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of 5 books and some 30 articles. He is a faculty fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology, Yale University.

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Mechanics of Modernity

Details: Category: Why Europe Was First; Published on Saturday, 12 November 2011 06:25; Written by Erik; Hits: 331

This is the original version of the book as published by Routledge. Have you ever seen a more boring cover? This is a book it took me five years to write, and this is how the result is presented. And, yes, you can buy it online for 322 dollars and 99 cents. How horrific! (Why the 99 cents, I wonder, why not sell it for 323 dollars???) No wonder I wanted a new title, new cover, and a new price when the book was republished by Anthem Press.

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