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The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present

by David S. Landes · 1969

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An extension of Prof. Landes' chapter in Volume VI of the Cambridge Economic History of Europe includes a full-scale analysis of modern industrial Europe from World War I to the 1950s. It is used widely in classrooms and highly praised by critics.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thistechnologytechnologyMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
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EuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 576 pages

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