How transformative innovations shaped the rise of nations : from ancient Rome to modern America /: from ancient Rome to modern America. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gerard J. Tellis and Stav Rosenzweig.
• Authors: Tellis, Gerard; Rosenzweig, Stav
• Contents: Global influence of transformative innovation -- Roman concrete: foundations of an empire -- Swift equine warfare and the rise of Mongol power -- How gunpowder shaped the fortunes of nations -- Golden age of Chinese water navigation -- Venetian shipbuilding: mastering the Mediterranean -- Portuguese caravel: building an oceanic empire -- Fluyt and the building of the Dutch empire -- Patenting: institutionalizing innovation -- The steam engine and the rise of British empire -- American mass production and the rise of the United States.
• Publisher Details: London : Anthem Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 303.48/3; Diffusion of innovations; Culture diffusion; Civilization; Diffusion of Innovation; Civilization; Innovations -- Diffusion; Diffusion culturelle; Civilisation; cultural diffusion; civilization; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Civilization; Culture diffusion; Diffusion of innovations; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783087952; 1783087951; 9781783087945; 1783087943
• Related ISBNs: 9781783087327; 1783087323
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 26, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.