INDEX 641Erdôs, Paul, 62
Erie Canal, 295
espionage, industrial, 140, 278-80, 291
essentialism, 416, 417, 514
Ethopia, 428
Eurocentrism, xxi, 62, 89», 416, 513-14
Europe:
agriculture in, 18, 20-22, 40^12, 169
barbarian invasions of, 29-31, 39, 40
class divisions in, 240», 306
climate of, 17-22
disease in, 17, 40
eastern vs. western, 35», 194, 237, 240,
251-53, 269, 432
economic development of, 32, 40-44, 171,
238
exceptionalism of, 29-44
exploration by, 60-93
hegemony of, 63», 89»
historical importance of, xxi, 62, 89», 416,
513-14
industrialization of, xviii, 55, 119-22,
200-212, 292-93, 343, 514»
Judeo-Christian values of, 58-59
kingdoms of, 31, 39
medieval, 45-50, 52, 64, 157, 158, 174, 190,
200, 238-47, 293
northern vs. southern, 174, 177, 179, 249-53
Ottoman empire vs., 400-402
population of, 40, 41-42, 169, 171
rainfall in, 17-20, 45
regions of, 237
self-awareness of, 99
settlement of, 19
technology of, 45-59
trade of, 96-97, 401
see also individual countries
European Miracle, The (Jones), 21», 22», 398»,
399»
Evans, Oliver, 301
Excellency and Honourableness of a Military Life
in India, 126-27
eyeglasses, 46-47, 359fabriques, 177, 179
factory system, 186, 192», 194, 207, 208-10,
260,300, 345, 388-89, 390, 405-6, 462
famine, 437
fascism, 466
Ferdinand II, King of Aragon, 89, 184
fertilizer, 20, 21, 25, 41
feudalism, 238, 257, 360-61, 374, 375
files, metal, 285, 287, 302
Fischer, Johann Conrad, 288
Florence, 247, 446
food processing, 326
Ford, Henry, 480-81, 483, 485»
Ford Motor Company, 461,463,480-81,489
foreign direct investment (FDI), 476
Fortescue, John, 220
fossil fuel, 190, 199, 236, 285
Fouquet, Nicolas, 362
Fourchambault ironworks, 271, 273
Fourneyron, Benoît, 189
France:
agriculture in, 238
class barriers in, 240»
economy of, 469, 470
empire of, 10-11, 428, 429-30, 431», 434,
440^1
finance in, 257-60, 265, 266-67
guilds in, 243—44
industrialization of, 231-35
monarchy of, 156, 234, 362, 371
postal service of, 306»-7», 469
postwar recovery of, 468-70
privateers of, 87-88
protectionism of, 266-67
Protestants expelled from, 223
scientific development in, 183-84
social conditions in, 220
technical knowledge in, 277-83, 286-88, 458
trade of, 159-60, 246, 266-67, 429-30, 446
transport in, 215, 224-25, 246
Francia, Gaspar Rodriguez de, 330-31
Franklin, Benjamin, 284
Fraser, Douglas, 489
French Revolution, 148, 235, 238, 246, 266
Frère Jacques ballad, 48
Freyre, Gilberto, 329
Frick, Henry Clay, 304
Friswell, R J., 457
frontier, 292-95, 304, 305-6, 319-20, 321,
427», 428
Fujioka, Ichisuke, 380-81
Fuki no tô (Bog Rhubarb Shoots) (Tomoe), 384»
Fukui, Haruhiro, 482»
Furnivall, J. S., 146
Galbraith, John Kenneth, 5
Galileo Galilei, 181-82, 203, 211
Gama, Vasco da, 87, 88-89, 126
gambling, 175-76, 305
Gans, David, 203
gas, 173», 284, 508-9
Gassendi, Father, 183
Gaun, Tatsuchi, 379»
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT), 483
General Motors (GM), 463, 481
geography, 3-6, 15, 62, 174
George V, King of England, 423
Germanic tribes, 33, 34, 41
Germany:
automobile industry of, 483, 486
economy of, 264, 265, 450, 471
empire of, 428, 450
finance in, 264