David S. Landes Books
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
David S. Landes tells the long, fascinating story of wealth and power throughout the world: the creation of wealth, the paths of winners and losers, the rise and fall of nations. He studies history...
Read MoreRevolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World, Revised and Enlarged Edition
"More than a decade after the publication of his dazzling book on the cultural, technological, and manufacturing aspects of measuring time and making clocks, David Landes has significantly expanded...
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