The Singularity of Western Innovation
The Language Nexus
Leonard Dudley
Business & Economics / Economic History
Explores the connection between language, technology, and empire
Argues that standardized language made the Industrial Revolution possible
Connects literacy to the rise of the West in the seventeenth century
Leonard Dudley is Honorary Professor at the Université de Montréal, Canada. He received his PhD in economics from Yale University, USA, and his principal research interest is technological change.
| Publication Date: |
15 August 2017 |
| Publisher: |
Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| ISBN-13: |
9781137403179 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Page Count: |
316 |