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Introduction: The Great Escape
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Walter Scheidel
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS ix
- FIGURES AND TABLES xi
- TABLES xv
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
- Introduction: The Great Escape 1
- PART I. The European Anomaly 29
- PART II. Why Rome? 49
- PART III. Why Only Rome? 125
- PART IV. The First Great Divergence 217
- PART V. From the First to the Second Great Divergence 335
- Epilogue. What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us? 503
- GLOSSARY 529
- TECHNICAL NOTE TO CHAPTER 1 533
- NOTES 537
- REFERENCES 603
- INDEX 647
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS ix
- FIGURES AND TABLES xi
- TABLES xv
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
- Introduction: The Great Escape 1
- PART I. The European Anomaly 29
- PART II. Why Rome? 49
- PART III. Why Only Rome? 125
- PART IV. The First Great Divergence 217
- PART V. From the First to the Second Great Divergence 335
- Epilogue. What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us? 503
- GLOSSARY 529
- TECHNICAL NOTE TO CHAPTER 1 533
- NOTES 537
- REFERENCES 603
- INDEX 647
