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Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
'A classic' - Simon Kuper, Financial Times'Brilliant' - James O'Brien, author of How to be RightThe five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world. …
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" --Simon Kuper, Financial Times An economist explains five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid …
Clocks and Culture, 1300-1700
How did a time-keeping device affect the growth of crafts guilds and the scientific research that led to the Industrial Revolution? Clocks and Culture is a brief history of the …
Faith, Reason, and the Plague in Seventeenth Century Tuscany
By the late fall of 1630, the Black Plague had descended upon northern Italy. The prentice Magistry of Public Health, centered in Florence, took steps to contain and combat the …
Before the Industrial Revolution
First published in 1993. In this classic textbook, Cipolla explores the slow but complex process of development that transformed Europe from its relatively weak position in AD 1000 …
Economic History of World Population
Conquistadores, Piratas, Mercaderes
Inhimillisen typeryyden peruslait
Carlo M. Cipolla todistaa kirjassaan, että olemme auttamattomasti typerysten ympäröimiä. Heitä on kaikkialla, ihan jokaisessa ikä-, ammatti- ja yhteiskuntaluokassa. Ja he ovat aina …
Before the Industrial Revolution
During the seven hundred years before the Industrial Revolution, the stage was set for Europe's transformation from a backward agrarian society to a powerful industrialized …
Allegro ma non troppo
Fighting the Plague in Seventeenth Century Italy
After the great pandemic of 1348, the plague became endemic in Europe, affecting life at every level for more than three hundred years. In attempting to fight the dread enemy, the …
Money in Sixteenth-Century Florence
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them …