How and why did Europe rise to world pre-eminence? Providing an
overview of this central historical conundrum of modern times,
Historians Debate the Rise of the West enables students to grasp
major scholars' evaluations of the biggest picture of all: how
Western civilization fits into modern world history. Most
historians who write in this area subscribe to a combination of
interpretations set forward by scholars of the field, like David
Landes, Jared Diamond or Kenneth Pomeranz. But it is often
difficult to understand the position they are coming from, and for
readers to understand clearly how Europe made the transition from
merely one of many developing countries into the world's first
industrial power. In this volume, Jonathan Daly introduces us to
the main interpretations of Europe's rise that have been proposed
over the past half-century and presents the views of these
historians and schools of scholarship, advocating for each point of
view and letting each author speak for him or herself through the
inclusion of brief textual selections.Also included are interesting
biographical details for each scholar, as well as a list of further
reading for each chapter and a dozen maps created especially for
this volume. An ideal introduction for students of world history.
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