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Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946-
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Catholic Church. Treaties, etc. Holy Roman Empire, 1122 September 23.
Civilization, Western -- Christian influences.
Civilization, Western.
Power (Social sciences)
Church and state -- Europe, Western -- History.
Exceptionalism -- Europe, Western.
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Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946-
Catholic Church. Treaties, etc. Holy Roman Empire, 1122 September 23.
Civilization, Western -- Christian influences.
Civilization, Western.
Power (Social sciences)
Church and state -- Europe, Western -- History.
Exceptionalism -- Europe, Western.
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The invention of power : popes, kings, and the birth of the West / Bruce Bueno de Mesquita.
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Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946-
PublicAffairs, 2022.
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B928i
Subjects
Catholic Church. Treaties, etc. Holy Roman Empire, 1122 September 23.
Civilization, Western -- Christian influences.
Civilization, Western.
Power (Social sciences)
Church and state -- Europe, Western -- History.
Exceptionalism -- Europe, Western.
ISBN:
9781541768758 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-319) and index.
Summary:
"This book solves one of the great puzzles of history: why did the West become the most powerful civilization in the world? Political scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita explains the consolidation of power in the West through a single, little noticed event: the 1132 Concordat of Worms. Bueno de Mesquita [the Julius Silver Professor of Politics at New York University and former director of its Alexander Hamilton Center for Political Economy] makes a deeply researched and persuasive case that the Concordat changed the terms of competition between churches and nation-states, incentivizing economic growth and benefiting citizens over kings and popes. In the centuries since, those countries that have had similar arrangements have been consistently better off than those that did not."
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