The rise of the West
Stephan Epstein
The appearance in 1986 of the first volume Michael Mann's trilogy (Mann 1986) brought to an end extraordinarily fruitful decade, during which a heterogeneous group economic historians (Mendels 1972; Jones 1981; Brenner 1982), economists (North 1981), and historical sociologists (Anderson 1974a; 1974b; Wallerstein 1974–80; Hall 1985) jointly attacked, challenged rewrote many established narratives premodern European history. empirical range was greater, his theoretical ambitions broader analytical scope more encompassing compelling than most; but he shared with this core aim defining explaining mystery ‘European miracle’, it is on matter that thoughts are arguably most incisive original.
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