The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, by David Landes
Context with Brad Harris
English - June 26, 2018 07:30 - 35 minutes - 55.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 440 ratingsHistory Education history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations was published by David Landes in 1998, and it has occupied a preeminent place on the bookshelves of scholars ever since. Landes boldly argued that historically unique cultural values of curiosity, novelty, and private property empowered European society to lead the modern world; a history that offers invaluable lessons for our own time.
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