The Invention of Power (Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West)

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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 in The Invention of Power, BruceBueno de Mesquita draws on his expertise in political maneuvering, deal-making, and game theory to present a revolutionary new theory of Western exceptionalism: that a single, rarely discussed event in the twelfth century changed the course of European and world history. By creating a compromise between churches and nation-states that, in effect, traded money for power and power for money, the 1122 Concordat of Worms incentivized economic growth, facilitated secularization, and improved the lot of the citizenry, all of which set European countries on a course for prosperity. In the centuries since, countries that have had a similar dynamic of competition between church and state have been consistently better off than those that have not.

The Invention of Power upends conventional thinking about European culture, religion, and race and presents a persuasive new vision of world history.

This book title, The Invention of Power (Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West), ISBN: 9781541768758, by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, published by PublicAffairs (January 18, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.

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Author:
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
352
Publisher:
PublicAffairs (January 18, 2022)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781541768758
ISBN-10:
1541768752
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6.5" x 9.5" x 1.125"
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20
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Weight:
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