Book Notes · History & geography
The Great Divergence
Kenneth Pomeranz's argument that the Yangzi Delta and England looked similar until about 1800, and that coal near industry plus New World land, not culture, explains why Europe pulled ahead.
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Prereqs: The Industrial Revolution; Qing China. Next: Why Nations Fail (compare); Guns, Germs, and Steel. Book: Kenneth Pomeranz, *The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy* (2000).Next: 1. Surprising similarity