Goldstone, Jack A. <br/><br/>
Why Europe?  the rise of the West in world history, 1500-1850 / 
 Rise of the West in world history, 1500-1850 
Jack A. Goldstone. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  c2009. 
 - viii, 184 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Explorations in World History .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The world circa 1500 : when riches were in the East -- Patterns of change in world history -- The great religions and social change -- Trade and conquest -- Family life and standards of living -- States, laws, taxes, and revolutions -- Changing the pace of change : was there an industrial revolution? -- Trajectories of science in the East and the West -- The rise of the West, a temporary phase? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780072848014 (alk. paper) 0072848014 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007039922 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>East and West.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Europe--Social conditions.<br/>Europe--Civilization.<br/>Asia--Social conditions.<br/>Asia--Civilization.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN373  / .G65 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909.08