One thousand years ago, a traveler to Baghdad or the Chinese
capital Kaifeng would have discovered a vast and flourishing city
of broad streets, spacious gardens, and sophisticated urban
amenities; meanwhile, Paris, Rome, and London were cramped and
unhygienic collections of villages, and Europe was a backwater.
How, then, did it rise to world preeminence over the next several
centuries? This is the central historical conundrum of modern
times. How Europe Made the Modern World draws upon the latest
scholarship dealing with the various aspects of the West's
divergence, including geography, demography, technology, culture,
institutions, science and economics. It avoids the twin dangers of
Eurocentrism and anti-Westernism, strongly emphasizing the
contributions of other cultures of the world to the West's rise
while rejecting the claim that there was nothing distinctive about
Europe in the premodern period. Daly provides a concise summary of
the debate from both sides, whilst also presenting his own
provocative arguments. Drawing on a wide range of primary and
secondary sources, and including maps and images to illuminate key
evidence, this book will inspire students to think critically and
engage in debates rather than accepting a single narrative of the
rise of the West. It is an ideal primer for students studying
Western Civilization and World History courses.
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