Hey /his/
Anyone can recommend me any books about the industrial revolution, talking mostly about which countries adopted it or not and why?
Since I'm curious if say, the Arabs didn't purchase any and why.
>>2666022
>Since I'm curious if say, the Arabs didn't purchase any and why.
Because they were ruled by the Turks, who DID buy as much technology as they could, but who preferred military technology. As to why the Arab wrld STILL hasn't caught up, that's because they're a low-iq population, due mainly to inbreeding, and because they have a culture (due mainly to the Koran) based around avoiding personal blame for anything, which eschews education as demeaning and whihc treats non-Muslims as subhumans with nothing worth learning from.
>>2666022
>>2666022
>>2666022
"Empire of Cotton" by Sven Beckert obviously focuses on cotton, but I think it'll help you understand.
I'll think of others.
>>2666102
>>2666131
Thanks.
>>2666078
>Because they were ruled by the Turks, who DID buy as much technology as they could, but who preferred military technology.
Cool, did the other two books that >>2666102 >>2666131 posted?
>>2666279
Added to the list.
>>2666308
>Cool, did the other two books that >>2666102 >>2666131 posted?
I'm a retard. to rephrase my question: Did the book titles they posted mention this?
>>2666333
The Ferguson book has a decent amount on why the Ottomans failed to significantly participate in the scientific revolution/enlightenment if that's what you're asking.