Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 803 g
Geography, Technology, and Capitalism
Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 249 mm, Gewicht: 803 g
ISBN: 978-0-8018-5126-1
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Equipped with reliable maps and instruments for open-ocean navigation and highly seaworthy, three-masted, cannon-armed ships, Portugal dominated the Atlantic trade routes—until the diffusion of Portuguese technologies to wealthier polities made Holland the eventual successor, owing to its geographic position and its immense commercial fleet. It is precisely this interplay of technology and geography, argues Peter J. Hugill, that has guided the evolution of the modern global capitalistic system. Tracing the relationship between technology and economy over the past 550 years, Hugill finds that the nations that developed and marketed new technologies best were the nations that rose to world power, while those that held onto outdated technologies fell behind. Moreover, he argues, major changes in transportation and communication technologies actually constituted the moments of transformation from one world economy to another.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Geographic Reality in the Development of Capitalism
Chapter 2. Technology and Geography in the Elaboration of Capitalism
Chapter 3. The Triumph of the Ship
Chapter 4. The Problem of Overland Transportation: Canals, Rivers, and Railroads
Chapter 5. The Return to Overland Route Flexibility: Bicycles, Cars, Trucks, and Busses
Chapter 6. Aviation and the First Global System
Chapter 7. World System Theory and Geographic Reality
References
World Maps
General Index
Index of Proper Names
