The world circa 1500 : when riches were in the East
Patterns of change in world history
The great religions and social change
Trade and conquest
Family life and standards of living
States, laws, taxes, and revolutions
Changing the pace of change : was there an industrial revolution?
Trajectories of science in the East and the West
The rise of the West, a temporary phase?
Why Europe? : the rise of the West in world history, 1500-1850 by Jack A. Goldstone. ISBN 9780072848014. Published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.