Great Divergence and Great Convergence in a Global Perspective
Journal Title: Social Evolution & History - Year 2016, Vol 15, Issue 2
Abstract
A review of Leonid Grinin and Andrey Korotyaev, Great Divergence and Great Convergence in a Global Perspective, Springer International Publishing, 2015
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Jack A. Goldstone
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