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The Unbound Prometheus:

Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present
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Cambridge University Press, Jun 26, 2003 - Business & Economics - 576 pages
For over thirty years David Landes's Unbound Prometheus has offered an unrivalled history of industrial revolution and economic development in Europe. Now, in this new edition, he reframes and reasserts his original arguments in the light of current debates about globalisation and comparative economic growth. Questions of why Europe was the first to industrialise and of the viability of the post-war economic boom are as controversial as ever and Professor Landes concludes that only by continuous industrial revolution can Europe and the world sustain itself in the years ahead.
  

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Contents

Introduction
1
The Industrial Revolution in Britain
41
Continental Emulation
124
Closing the Gap
193
Short Breath and Second Wind
231
The Interwar Years
359
Reconstruction and Growth Since 1945
486
Conclusion
538
Epilogue
556
Index
566
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About the author (2003)

David Landes is Emeritus Professor of Economics and History at Harvard University and the author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1998).

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TitleThe Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present
AuthorDavid S. Landes
Edition2, revised
PublisherCambridge University Press, 2003
ISBN052153402X, 9780521534024
Length576 pages
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