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Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. European Development: Approaching a Historical Explanation Michael Mann 2. States and Societies: The Miracle in Comparative Prespective John A. Hall 3. The Origins of Modernity: Caste and Feudality (India, Europe and Japan) Jean Baechler 4. The Uniqueness of the East Chris Wickham 5. China as a Counterfactual Mark Elvin 6. The Mamluk Military system and the Blocking of Medieval Moslem Society Jean-Claude Garcin 7. Islam: A comment Michael Cook 8. The Modernization of Japan: Why has Japan Succeeded in its Modernization? Jacques Mutel 9. The Russian Case Alain Besancon 10. Political and Social Structures of the West Karl Ferdinand Werner 11. The Cradle of Capitalism: The case of England Alan Macfarlane 12. The European Tradition in Movements of Insurrection Rene Pillorget 13. Republics of Merchants in Early Modern Europe Peter Burke 14. The European Family and Early Industrialization Peter Laslett Index specialists and students in history and sociology.
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