2min chapter

Tides of History cover image

How the Industrial Revolution Changed the World: Interview with Economist Duncan Weldon

Tides of History

CHAPTER

The Little Divergence

You talked about britain and the dutch republic having been commercial societies before they were industrial ones. How deep do you think that goes? I mean, because there're some people, when they talk about this great divergence of northwestern europe from the rest of the world,. It's almost a momentary thing that happens just right around 18 hundred or the roots of it go all the way back to the roman empire. Which of those explanations do you prefer? Do you, i mean, do you have a prayfor yo?

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode