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Invention of Power : Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (2022, Hardcover)
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Invention of Power : Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West, Hardcover by De Mesquita, Bruce Bueno, ISBN 1541768752, ISBN-13 9781541768758, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A political scientist explains the consolidation of power in the West through a single, little noticed event—the 1122 Concordat of Worms, which changed the terms of competition between churches and nation-states, incentivizing economic growth that benefited citizens over kings and popes. 25,000 first printing.
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PublisherPublic Affairs
ISBN-101541768752
ISBN-139781541768758
eBay Product ID (ePID)18050411713
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Book TitleInvention of Power : Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicPolitical Economy, Europe / Western, Christianity / General, Europe / Medieval
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Political Science, History
AuthorBruce Bueno De Mesquita
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight20.4 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-033991
Reviews"[I]ntriguing... [H]e builds a solid case... Medieval history buffs will be impressed."-- Publishers Weekly
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal909.09821
SynopsisWestern exceptionalism-the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent-is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others.Yet in The Invention of Power , Bruce Bueno de Mesquita draws on his expertise in political maneuvering, deal-making, and game theory to present a revolutionary new theory of Western exceptionalism: that a single, rarely discussed event in the twelfth century changed the course of European and world history. By creating a compromise between churches and nation-states that, in effect, traded money for power and power for money, the 1122 Concordat of Worms incentivized economic growth, facilitated secularization, and improved the lot of the citizenry, all of which set European countries on a course for prosperity. In the centuries since, countries that have had a similar dynamic of competition between church and state have been consistently better off than those that have not. The Invention of Power upends conventional thinking about European culture, religion, and race and presents a persuasive new vision of world history., In the tradition of Why Nations Fail , this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world? Western exceptionalism--the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent--is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others. Yet in The Invention of Power , Bruce Bueno de Mesquita draws on his expertise in political maneuvering, deal-making, and game theory to present a revolutionary new theory of Western exceptionalism: that a single, rarely discussed event in the twelfth century changed the course of European and world history. By creating a compromise between churches and nation-states that, in effect, traded money for power and power for money, the 1122 Concordat of Worms incentivized economic growth, facilitated secularization, and improved the lot of the citizenry, all of which set European countries on a course for prosperity. In the centuries since, countries that have had a similar dynamic of competition between church and state have been consistently better off than those that have not. The Invention of Power upends conventional thinking about European culture, religion, and race and presents a persuasive new vision of world history.
LC Classification NumberBR115.C5B84 2022
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