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OverviewWhy did capitalism and colonialism arise in Europe and not elsewhere? Why were parliamentarian and democratic forms of government founded there? What factors led to Europe’s unique position in shaping the world? Thoroughly researched and persuasively argued, Why Europe? tackles these classic questions with illuminating results. Michael Mitterauer traces the roots of Europe’s singularity to the medieval era, specifically to developments in agriculture. While most historians have located the beginning of Europe’s special path in the rise of state power in the modern era, Mitterauer establishes its origins in rye and oats. These new crops played a decisive role in remaking the European family, he contends, spurring the rise of individualism and softening the constraints of patriarchy. Mitterauer reaches these conclusions by comparing Europe with other cultures, especially China and the Islamic world, while surveying the most important characteristics of European society as they took shape from the decline of the Roman empire to the invention of the printing press. Along the way, Why Europe? offers up a dazzling series of novel hypotheses to explain the unique evolution of European culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Mitterauer , Gerald ChapplePublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 1.60cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 2.30cm Weight: 0.709kg ISBN: 9780226532530ISBN 10: 0226532534 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 15 July 2010 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsMichael Mitterauer, the Viennese medievalist, has written a great book....Mitterauer has something to teach even veteran historians. - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung An outstanding work of nonfiction both conceptually and in its wealth of surprising details. - Rheinischer Merkur. """Michael Mitterauer, the Viennese medievalist, has written a great book....Mitterauer has something to teach even veteran historians."" - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ""An outstanding work of nonfiction both conceptually and in its wealth of surprising details."" - Rheinischer Merkur." Author InformationMichael Mitterauer is professor of social history at the University of Vienna and the author of numerous books, including A History of Youth. Gerald Chapple is associate professor of German at McMaster University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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