Jonathan Daly is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He is the author is Historians Debate the Rise of the West (2015) and The Rise of Western Power: A Comparative History of Western Civilization (2014).

• List of MapsPrefaceIntroduction: Alchemy of CivilizationChapter 1: The Supremacy of LawChapter 2: A Passion for TravelChapter 3: Tsunami of the Printed WordChapter 4: Rights and LibertiesChapter 5: An Anxiety for KnowingChapter 6: The Republic of LettersChapter 7: Breaking with TraditionConclusionNotesWorks CitedIndex

In this fascinating overview, Daly argues that Europe’s economic rise did not depend on a geographic accident, such as having abundant coal beneath the ground. It depended instead on the ability of Europeans to create institutions that allowed them to unleash their creative potential. This book is an excellent introduction to the subject.

Jonathan Daly is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He is the author is Historians Debate the Rise of the West (2015) and The Rise of Western Power: A Comparative History of Western Civilization (2014).

• List of MapsPrefaceIntroduction: Alchemy of CivilizationChapter 1: The Supremacy of LawChapter 2: A Passion for TravelChapter 3: Tsunami of the Printed WordChapter 4: Rights and LibertiesChapter 5: An Anxiety for KnowingChapter 6: The Republic of LettersChapter 7: Breaking with TraditionConclusionNotesWorks CitedIndex

In this fascinating overview, Daly argues that Europe’s economic rise did not depend on a geographic accident, such as having abundant coal beneath the ground. It depended instead on the ability of Europeans to create institutions that allowed them to unleash their creative potential. This book is an excellent introduction to the subject.

Jonathan Daly is Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He is the author is Historians Debate the Rise of the West (2015) and The Rise of Western Power: A Comparative History of Western Civilization (2014).

• List of MapsPrefaceIntroduction: Alchemy of CivilizationChapter 1: The Supremacy of LawChapter 2: A Passion for TravelChapter 3: Tsunami of the Printed WordChapter 4: Rights and LibertiesChapter 5: An Anxiety for KnowingChapter 6: The Republic of LettersChapter 7: Breaking with TraditionConclusionNotesWorks CitedIndex

In this fascinating overview, Daly argues that Europe’s economic rise did not depend on a geographic accident, such as having abundant coal beneath the ground. It depended instead on the ability of Europeans to create institutions that allowed them to unleash their creative potential. This book is an excellent introduction to the subject.