剧情简介：The contrast in the rate of growth between Western and Eastern societies since 1800 has caused Asian societies to be characterized as backward and resistant to change, though until 1600 or so certain Asian states were technologically far in advance of Europe. "The Rice Economies", drawing on original source materials, examines patterns of technological and social evolution spec...(展开全部)
作者：Francesca Bray
出版社：University of California Press
ISBN：9780520086203
