How transformative innovations shaped the rise of nations : from ancient Rome to modern America /

Over the last 2,000 years, critical innovations have transformed small regions into global powers. But these powers have faded when they did not embrace the next big innovation. Gerard J. Tellis and Stav Rosenzweig argue that openness to new ideas and people, empowerment of individuals and competiti...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Tellis, Gerard J., 1950- (Author), Rosenzweig, Stav (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2018.
Subjects:
Diffusion of innovations.
Culture diffusion.
Civilization.
Diffusion of Innovation
Civilization
Innovations > Diffusion.
Diffusion culturelle.
Civilisation.
cultural diffusion.
civilization.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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