Tech reactionaries in the 15th c: "[Arabic] numerals took 300 years to be accepted in Italy. Their use was discouraged and often outlawed"
@mattvleming Not a pure history book (definitely has an ideological slant), but I thought http://www.rationaloptimist.com/publications/the-rational-optimist-how-prosperity-evolves.aspx … was pretty brilliant.
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