MARC details
000 -LEADER |
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02378nam a2200361 a 4500 |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20181210004115.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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970620s1998 nyub b 001 0 eng |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
97027508 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0393040178 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0349111669 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
273239 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
DLC |
Modifying agency |
DLC |
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BD-DhBPA |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
HC240.Z9 |
Item number |
W45 1998 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
362.5 |
Item number |
LAW 1988 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Landes, David S. |
9 (RLIN) |
55904 |
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The wealth and poverty of nations : |
Remainder of title |
why some are so rich and some so poor / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
David S. Landes. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
1st ed. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
W.W. Norton, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c1998. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xxi, 650 p. : |
Other physical details |
maps ; |
Dimensions |
25 cm. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-635) and index. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
David S. Landes tells the long, fascinating story of wealth and power throughout the world: the creation of wealth, the paths of winners and losers, the rise and fall of nations. He studies history as a process, attempting to understand how the world's cultures lead to - or retard - economic and military success and material achievement. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
Countries of the West, Landes asserts, prospered early through the interplay of a vital, open society focused on work and knowledge, which led to increased productivity, the creation of new technologies, and the pursuit of change. Europe's key advantage lay in invention and know-how, as applied in war, transportation, generation of power, and skill in metalwork. Even such now banal inventions as eyeglasses and the clock were, in their day, powerful levers that tipped the balance of world economic power. Today's new economic winners are following much the same roads to power, while the laggards have somehow failed to duplicate this crucial formula for success. The key to relieving much of the world's poverty lies in understanding the lessons history has to teach us - lessons uniquely imparted in this towering work of history. |
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
Local note |
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Wealth |
Geographic subdivision |
Europe |
General subdivision |
History. |
9 (RLIN) |
23488 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Wealth |
General subdivision |
History. |
9 (RLIN) |
23488 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Poverty |
Geographic subdivision |
Europe |
General subdivision |
History. |
9 (RLIN) |
55905 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Poverty |
General subdivision |
History. |
9 (RLIN) |
55906 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Regional economic disparities |
General subdivision |
History. |
9 (RLIN) |
55907 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Economic history. |
9 (RLIN) |
55908 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Economic development |
General subdivision |
Social aspects. |
9 (RLIN) |
55909 |
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Book review (H-Net) |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0a1j7-aa">http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0a1j7-aa</a> |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
Books |