Wealth And Poverty Of Nations by David S Landes
* A magisterial history book on why some nations are rich and others poor.
A masterpiece * Norman Stone *
One of the most important works of history to appear in my lifetime * A N Wilson *
For once, amazingly, a book lives up to the hype.. a blast of fresh air, a work of militant good sense * EVENING STANDARD *
Gripping ... well worth reading * OBSERVER *
One of the most important works of history to appear in my lifetime * A N Wilson *
For once, amazingly, a book lives up to the hype.. a blast of fresh air, a work of militant good sense * EVENING STANDARD *
Gripping ... well worth reading * OBSERVER *
David Landes is an economist who has enjoyed a distinguished academic career which includes senior posts at Columbia University and Harvard. He has both written and edited a great deal, and his work has been published in the States and Europe.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349111667 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349111669 |
| Title | Wealth And Poverty Of Nations |
| Author | David S Landes |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 1999-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 672 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 1999 |
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