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1 online resource (xi, 319 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
Contents |
Global influence of transformative innovation -- Roman concrete: foundations of an empire -- Swift equine warfare and the rise of Mongol power -- How gunpowder shaped the fortunes of nations -- Golden age of Chinese water navigation -- Venetian shipbuilding: mastering the Mediterranean -- Portuguese caravel: building an oceanic empire -- Fluyt and the building of the Dutch empire -- Patenting: institutionalizing innovation -- The steam engine and the rise of British empire -- American mass production and the rise of the United States. |
ISBN |
9781783087952 (electronic bk.) |
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1783087951 (electronic bk.) |
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9781783087945 (electronic bk.) |
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1783087943 (electronic bk.) |
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9781783087327 |
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1783087323 |
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