TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goldstone,Jack A.
TI  - Why Europe?: the rise of the West in world history, 1500-1850 
T2  - Explorations in World History
SN  - 9780072848014 (alk. paper)
AV  - HN373 .G65 2009
U1  - 909.08 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Boston
PB  - McGraw-Hill Higher Education
KW  - East and West
KW  - Europe
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Asia
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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?
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip081/2007039922.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007039922-d.html
ER  -