The Day the World Took off : The Roots of the Industrial Revolution

Dugan, David, Dugan, Sally

ISBN 10: 0752218700 / ISBN 13: 9780752218700

Published by Pan Macmillan, 2000

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Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Day the World Took off : The Roots of the Industrial Revolution
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752218700
• ISBN 13: 9780752218700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.764 pounds

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Synopsis

The Day The World Took Off goes back 100 years, then 250, 500, 1,000 and finally 10,000 years, to examine the roots of technological development.
To understand how technology evolves, and why it transforms some parts of the world and not others, requires a long-term view of world history that extends well beyond the last two centuries. This book takes the reader on a dizzying global journey through history in an attempt to identify the critical conditions that caused some civilizations to flourish and others to atrophy. Using diaries and first-hand accounts, as well as drawing on the latest academic research, it comes up with some surprising answers.