David Landes
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| Born | 1924 (age 88–89) New York City |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Institution | George Washington University |
| Field | History of economics |
| Alma mater | Harvard University City College of New York |
| Influenced | Niall Ferguson, Jeffrey Herf, Jeffrey Sacks, Leah Zell Wagner |
David Saul Landes (usually cited as David S. Landes; born 1924) is a professor emeritus of economics at Harvard University and retired professor of history at Harvard University. He is the author of "Bankers and Pashas", Revolution in Time, The Unbound Prometheus, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, and Dynasties.[1] Such works have received both praise for detailed retelling of economic history, as well as scorn on charges of Eurocentrism, a charge he openly embraces, arguing that an explanation for an economic miracle that happened originally only in Europe must of necessity be a eurocentric analysis.
Landes earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1953 and an A.B. from City College of New York in 1942.
Historian Niall Ferguson called him one of his 'most revered mentors'.[2]
Landes had a scholarly disagreement with Stephen Marglin over the Industrial Revolution.
Works [edit]
- Landes, David S. (1998). The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-04017-8.
- Landes, David S. (1983). Revolution in Time. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-00282-2.
- Landes, David. S. (1969). The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present. Cambridge, New York: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-09418-6
References [edit]
- ^ Morris, Charles (2006-10-29). "Dynasties - By David S. Landes - Books - Review - New York Times". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ http://www.hayfestival.com/p-3474-niall-ferguson.aspx
External links [edit]
- Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)
- "Why Europe and the West? Why Not China?". Journal of Economic Perspectives 20 (2): 3–22. 2006.
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