Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not - Global Economic Divergence, 1600-1850

Informationen zum Autor Prasannan Parthasarathi is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Boston College. His previous publications include The Transition to a Colonial Economy: Weavers, Merchants and Kings in South India, 1720–1800 (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and The Spinning World: A Global History of Cotton Textiles, 1200–1850 (co-edited with Giorgio Riello, 2009). Klappentext A striking new answer to the classic question of why Europe industrialised and Asia did not. Zusammenfassung A striking new answer to the classic question of why Europe industrialised and Asia did not. Focusing on divergence from the perspective of the Indian subcontinent! Prasannan Parthasarathi points to the plural paths of economic development which resulted from the very different pressures and needs that Europe and Asia faced. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I. Setting the Stage: Europe and Asia before Divergence: 2. India and the global economy, 1600-1800; 3. Political institutions and economic life; Part II. The Divergence of Britain: 4. The European response to Indian cottons; 5. State and market: Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire; 6. From cotton to coal; Part III. The Indian Path: 7. Science and technology in India, 1600-1800; 8. Industry in early nineteenth-century India; 9. Conclusion.

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• Authors: Prasannan Parthasarathi, Prasannan (Boston College Parthasarathi, Parthasarathi Prasannan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.08.2011
• EAN: 9781107000308
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00030-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, Asia, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, General & world history, Economic history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance, Industrialisation and industrial history