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September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Arc of War” by Levy and Thompson

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Book Summary: “State, Economy and the Great Divergence” by Peer Vries

July 29, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Escaping Poverty: The Origins of Modern Economic Growth” by Peer Vries

July 5, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires” by Walter Scheidel

June 30, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Great Divergence: China, Europe and the Making of the Modern World” by Kenneth Pomeranz

March 31, 2021January 28, 2023 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Geopolitics in Late Antiquity” by Hyun Jin Kim

April 13, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Needham Puzzle: Why the Industrial Revolution Did not Originate in China” by Justin Lin

April 13, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “The Early Modern Great Divergence” by Broadberry and Gupta

April 9, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History” by Peter Clark

April 1, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “England’s Divergence from China’s Yangzi Delta” by Brenner and Isett

March 31, 2020March 17, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “The Early Modern Great Divergence” by Broadberry and Gupta

March 31, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run” by Angus Maddison

March 30, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective” by Angus Maddison

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