Literature:
The obligatory literature consists of approximately 1000 pages and is made up of a combination of articles and books. Students may choose between different combinations – this will be discussed at the first seminar.
Berg, Maxine, ‘From imitation to invention: creating commodities in eighteenth century Britain’, Economic History Review, vol LV, no 1, February 2002, pp. 1-30 (30 pp). Or: Berg, Maxine, “In Pursuit of Luxury: Global History and British Consumer Goods in the Eighteenth Century”, Past & Present, 182, February 2002, pp. 85-143 (40 pp)
This book (A): Frank, Andre Gunder, Reorient: Global Economy in the Asian Age, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 1998. (360 pp) Especially chapters 2, 4, 6, and 7. (c. 220 pp) Or this essay: Frank, Andre Gunder, “ReOrient World History, Social Theory, and the 19th Century”, online essay http://rrojasdatabank.info/agfrank/2004es03.html, 2004, (36 pp)
Goody, Jack, The East in the West, Cambridge, 1966. (260 pp)
Jacob, Margaret, “The Cultural Foundation of Early Industrialization: A Project”, in Maxine Berg and Kristine Bruland (eds), Technological Revolutions in Europe. Historical Perspectives, Cheltenham UK; Northampton, MA, USA, 1998, pp 67-86. (13pp)
Jones, Eric L., Growth Recurring. Economic Change in World History, Oxford, 2002. (180 pp). Especially chapters 3-11. (140 pp)
This book (B): Landes, David, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations. Why Some are so Rich and Some So Poor, London, 1998. (520 pp) Especially chapters . ( pp) Or this chapter: Landes, David, “East is East and West is West”, in Maxine Berg and Kristine Bruland (eds), Technological Revolutions in Europe. Historical Perspectives, Cheltenham UK; Northampton, MA, USA, 1998, pp19-39. (18pp)
O’Brien, Patrick K., “European Economic Development: the Contribution by the Periphery”, Economic History Review, 2nd series, 35, 1982, pp 1-18. (17 pp)
Marks, Robert B., The Origins of the Modern World. A Global and Ecological Narrative, London, New York, 2002. (160 pp)
Mokyr, Joel, The Gifts of Athena. Historical origins of the knowledge economy, Princeton, Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2002. (290 pp), especially chapters 1-3. (112 pp)
This book (C): Pomeranz, Kenneth, The Great Divergence. China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy, Princeton, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. (300 pp) Or this article: Pomeranz, Kenneth, “Political Economy and Ecology on the Eve of Industrialization: Europe, China, and the Global Conjuncture”, The American Historical Review, vol 107, no 2, April, 2002, pp. 425-446. (20 pp)
Parthasarathi, Prasannan, “The Great Divergence” (review article), Past & Present, 176, August 2002, pp. 275-293 (18 pp).
Vries, Peer, ‘Are coal and colonies really crucial? Kenneth Pomeranz and the great divergence’, Journal of World History 12 (2001) 407-446. (38 pp)
Vries, Peer, “Should we really ReOrient?”, Itinerario. European Journal of Overseas History, 22 (3), 19-38 (review article) (18 pp).
R. Bin Wong, ‘The search for European differences and domination in the early modern world: a view from Asia’, The Amerian Historical Review 107, 2002, pp 447-469. (22 pp)
Immanuel Wallerstein, The Modern World System, New York, 1974 – should also be looked at.
You may want to read the 1998 debate between Gunder Frank and David Landes