Cultural Foundations of Industrial Civilization

by John U. Nef

Book Overview

Four hundred years ago the pattern of human life and thought was strikingly different from our own. What main features led to the change in that pattern? Professor Nef, a distinguished historian, suggests that economic history cannot alone give the answer: it must be in terms of changing attitudes and interests as much as in terms of a developing economy and a growing technology. The origins of industrialism have to be sought in history as a whole...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521135842
• ISBN13: 9780521135849
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"