Parthasarathi, Prasannan: Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not

Name: Parthasarathi, Prasannan: Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 978-0-521-16824-3
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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.

ISBN: 978-0-521-16824-3

GTIN: 9780521168243

Über den Autor Parthasarathi, Prasannan

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).