Title: The origins of capitalism and the "rise of the West"
First published: 2007
Description: Eric Mielants argues that, contrary to established thinking, the 'rise of the West' should not be examined through the lens of the Industrial Revolution or of the colonization of the New World but viewed through long-term developments that began in the Middle Ages.
Subjects: Capitalism, Western Civilization, Civilization, western
LC classification: HB