This lecture has described some major features of the Modern Revolution
and described the strategy we will use in the next three lectures to explain
this remarkable transition. Ŷ
Christian, Maps of Time, chap. 11.
Cipolla, The Economic History of World Population.
McNeill, Something New Under the Sun, Introduction.
Mokyr, The Lever of Riches, chaps. 1, 2.
- What features distinguish the “Modern era” most decisively from the
“era of Agrarian civilizations”? - Is it possible to ¿ nd a better label than “Modern Revolution” to
summarize the major transformations of the Modern era?
Essential Reading
Supplementary Reading
Questions to Consider