Fourth, the English scientists' hunger for empirical data drove the production of new instruments, machines and technologies, which in turn led to further refinement of those instruments, and the development of new ones, essentially stacking invention upon invention and leading to the quintessential contraption of the Industrial Revolution: the steam engine.
Fifth, there existed in England an atmosphere of social, political, religious and intellectual tolerance. Cultures that stymied "thinking outside the box" in any way, shape or form harmed their ability to foster innovation. Thus the shock value of the age of discovery factor 1 paid exponential dividends later on. Finally, support for ideas is not enough. A culture must provide support for entrepreneurs, craftsmen, engineers and scientists, lest the brilliant ideas and innovations remain nothing more than ideas.
In England, those with the ideas were encouraged to work with those that had the resources, leading to the development of new machines and new ideas, meaning that the process began all over again, but at a faster pace.
While generating some interesting food for thought and class discussion, the contributions made by the book are outweighed by its drawbacks, most notably Goldstone's decision to treat his argument like the shocking conclusion in some kind of whodunit novel. Even one of the reviews that appear on the back cover refers to the book as a "historical murder mystery.
Goldstone's thesis doesn't appear in the book until his conclusion Everyone loves a good murder mystery, but this is history, not Miss Marple, and besides, half of the fun of a mystery novel is not knowing the outcome. Most readers will know before opening the book that Europe was going to end up dominating the world by the mid-nineteenth century. Therefore, stringing them along for almost two hundred pages, constantly posing the question "why Europe?
The volume reads more like a an extended book-proposal stretched to meet the minimum page length for a book; explaining in great detail the need for a new interpretation, rather than offering that interpretation. Unfortunately, the shortcomings don't end with organization.
In addition to the fact that the bulk of the book has nothing to do with the title, the dates Goldstone chose as his bookends are also misleading.
Over and over Goldstone points out that Europe did not begin its ascendency until , with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. From in France to in Cairo, revolutions have shaken the world. In their pursuit of social justice, revolutionaries have taken on the assembled might of monarchies, empires, and dictatorships. Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction illuminates the revolutionaries, their strategies, their successes and failures, the major theories of revolution, and the ways in which revolutions continue to dominate world events and the popular imagination.
Starting with the city-states of ancient Greece and Rome, this VSI traces the development of revolutions through the Renaissance and Reformation, the Enlightenment and liberal constitutional revolutions such as in America, and their opposite—the communist revolutions of the 20th century.
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