【作者简介】 卡洛•M.奇波拉（Carlo M. Cipolla），意大利著名经济史学家，加州大学伯克利分校经济史学教授，美国艺术与科学学院、美国哲学学会成员，英国皇家历史学会、意大利猞猁之眼国家科学院研究员，著有《两种文化之间》（Between Two Cultures）、《时钟与文化》（Clocks and Culture）等。 【译者简介】 苏世军，北京印刷学院教授、华中工学院（现华中科技大学）英语专业研究生、瑞典北欧公共卫生学院高级访问学者，多年来从事英语和西方文化教学与研究，在国内外发表《历史上最有影响的100人》《爱情的肖像》及“西方编辑出版理论与实务”系列教材等论著、译著、教材、词典20余部。

Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? And what explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Revolution - and why did Britain lead the way? In the years between the Glorious Revolution and the Great Exhibition, the British economy was transformed. Joel Mokyr's landmark history offers a wholly new perspective for understanding B...(展开全部)

Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? And what explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Revolution - and why did Britain lead the way? In the years between the Glorious Revolution and the Great Exhibition, the British economy was transformed. Joel Mokyr's landmark history offers a wholly new perspective for understanding B...(展开全部)

范赞登，荷兰乌特列支大学经济史教授，国际社会史研究所高级研究员，并担任世界经济史协会的主席。他有大量的作品出版，包括荷兰、欧洲和印尼的经济史。

Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in Western Europe? Was it a sudden acceleration of the European economy, or should we look at specific institutions arising in Western Europe since the Middle Ages? This book puts these big questions of European economic history in a global perspective, deals with the institutions that developed in Europe, and measures their relative eff...(展开全部)

范赞登，荷兰乌特列支大学经济史教授，国际社会史研究所高级研究员，并担任世界经济史协会的主席。他有大量的作品出版，包括荷兰、欧洲和印尼的经济史。

Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in Western Europe? Was it a sudden acceleration of the European economy, or should we look at specific institutions arising in Western Europe since the Middle Ages? This book puts these big questions of European economic history in a global perspective, deals with the institutions that developed in Europe, and measures their relative eff...(展开全部)

Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution. This well established book maintains the high standard of information found in the previous two editions, describing the physical results of some 5000 years of urban activity. It explains and develops the concept of 'unplanned' cities that grow organically, in contrast with ...(展开全部)

Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution. This well established book maintains the high standard of information found in the previous two editions, describing the physical results of some 5000 years of urban activity. It explains and develops the concept of 'unplanned' cities that grow organically, in contrast with ...(展开全部)