Iron Men: How One London Factory Powered the Industrial Revolution and Shaped the Modern World 1783085460, 9781783085460

Central Banks and Gold: How Tokyo, London, and New York Shaped the Modern World 9781501705953

In recent decades, Tokyo, London, and New York have been the sites of credit bubbles of historically unprecedented magni

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Europa: How Europe Shaped the Modern World 1681778246, 9781681778242

European history is deeply embedded in the global civilization that has emerged in the 21st century. More than two third

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The Iron Men 9780750965637

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The Scientific Revolution : How Science and Technology Shaped the World [1 ed.] 9781534563896, 9781534563889

The Scientific Revolution is known as the time period when modern science was born. Without the people who made discover

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London: Hub of the Industrial Revolution 9780755623198, 9781860641961, 9781350182431

By 1800, London was regarded as the world's greatest city, at the centre of the world's greatest empire. Londo

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Dulcinea in the Factory: Myths, Morals, Men, and Women in Colombia’s Industrial Experiment, 1905–1960 9780822380269

A study of social control, resistance, and self-perception in the textile industry as the workforce changed from almost

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The Legacy of Rome: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World 9781803991504, 180399150X

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The Legacy of Rome: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World 0750996668, 9780750996662

A sweeping history of the Roman Empire's influence beyond its borders and through time At its height in the secon

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The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World (Chinese Edition) [1 ed.] 9787521705324, 7521705327

进入现代社会以来，在提及全球重大转型事件时，人口一直是被忽略的关键因素。从大英帝国的崛起到美国全球霸权的建立，从日本经济大萧条到中国经济腾飞，从阿拉伯之春到欧洲难民潮……这些现代化进程中的大事件，都可以从人口的角度给以全新的解读。 前工业革

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Sex, Genes and Rock 'n' Roll: How Evolution Has Shaped the Modern World 9781742231600

Evolutionary biologist Rob Brooks argues that the origins of these twenty-first century problems can be found where the

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