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The mechanics of modernity in Europe and East Asia : the institutional origins of social change and stagnation
- Title
- The mechanics of modernity in Europe and East Asia : the institutional origins of social change and stagnation / Erik Ringmar.
- Author
- Ringmar, Erik.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Use in library | HB615 .R55 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 266 pages; 24 cm
- Series Statement
- Routledge explorations in economic history ; 29
- Uniform Title
- Routledge explorations in economic history ; 29.
- Subject
- Geschichte
- Entrepreneurship > Europe > History
- Industrial productivity > Europe > History
- Social change > Europe > History
- Entrepreneurship > East Asia > History
- Industrial productivity > East Asia > History
- Social change > East Asia > History
- Stagnation (Economics) > History
- Productivité industrielle
- Changement social
- Esprit d'entreprise
- Pluralisme culturel
- Entrepreneurship
- Industrial productivity
- Social change
- Stagnation (Economics)
- Industrie
- Modernisierung
- Produktion
- Sozialer Wandel
- Economische ontwikkeling
- Sociale verandering
- Social institutions
- Produktion
- Europe
- Extrême-Orient
- East Asia
- Europa
- Ostasien
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-257) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The nature and origin of modern society -- 2. The failure and success of East Asia -- 3. The self-transforming machine -- 4. The discovery of distance -- 5. The face in the mirror -- 6. Institutions that reflect -- 7. Origins of the entrepreneurial outlook -- 8. The age of the demiurge -- 9. Institutions that get things done -- 10. A world in pieces -- 11. The polite alternative -- 12. Institutions dealing with conflicts -- 13. Institutions and revolutions -- 14. Reflection -- 15. Entrepreneurship -- 16. Pluralism -- 17. Europe and China compared -- 18. Foreign challenges, Japanese responses -- 19. Japan and China in a modern world -- 20. The new politics of modernisation.
- ISBN
- 0415342546
- 9780415342544
- 9781134292639 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2004023473
- OCLC
- ocm56672142
- 56672142
- SCSB-14204368
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library