The Invention of Power: Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

Book Overview

In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world?

Western exceptionalism--the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent--is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others.

Yet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541774396
• ISBN13: 9781541774391
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"