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The Unbound Prometheus
View on WikipediaThe Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present is an economic history book by David S. Landes, first published in 1969 by Cambridge University Press.[1][2] Its focus is on the Industrial Revolution in England and its spread to the rest of Western Europe. Its principal contribution is the argument in favor of the Second Industrial Revolution.
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The Unbound Prometheus first appeared in the Cambridge Economic History of Europe, Volume VI in 1965, but it was expanded for the 1969 edition.[1][3][4] A second edition was published in 2003, which included an additional preface and afterward.[5] As of 2008, the book had been reprinted four times.[6]
The book deals with innovations and inventions that brought about modernization and technological developments in Western Europe beginning in the 18th century. It explores why Europe was the first to industrialize and argues that industrialization is just one part of a larger process of modernization during which a culture significantly changes its social order, institutional order, attitudes, values, and government in order to promote and accommodate further change. In addition, the book also discusses the economic boom that has occurred since the industrial revolution began and argues that only through continued industrialization can the world sustain itself economically in the coming years.[citation needed]
The Unbound Prometheus is considered a classic text in the field of economic history.[5][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Court, W. H. B. (1971-03-01). "The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present, by David S. Landes". Political Science Quarterly. 86 (1): 152–154. doi:10.2307/2147379. ISSN 0032-3195.
- ^ Desai, Ashok V. (June 1971). "Book Reviews : David S. Landes, The Unbound Prometheus, Cambridge University Press, 1969, £ 1.25, $ 2.95". The Indian Economic & Social History Review. 8 (2): 221–222. doi:10.1177/001946467100800207. ISSN 0019-4646.
- ^ Henderson, W. O. (1970). "Review of THE UNBOUND PROMETHEUS. TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN EUROPE FROM 1750 TO THE PRESENT". History. 55 (184): 283–283. ISSN 0018-2648.
- ^ a b Rosenband, Leonard N. (2005). "Never Just Business: David Landes, "The Unbound Prometheus"". Technology and Culture. 46 (1): 168–176. ISSN 0040-165X.
- ^ a b Szostak, Rick (2004). "Review of The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present". The International History Review. 26 (3): 624–627. ISSN 0707-5332.
- ^ Landes, David S. (2008) [1969]. The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511819957. ISBN 052107200X.
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