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Empires of the Weak

The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order

Sharman, J. C.

Empires of the Weak

Empires of the Weak

The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order

Empires of the Weak

 

What accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the first global system, and the dominance of the West? The conventional answer asserts that superior technology, tactics, and institutions forged by Darwinian military competition gave Europeans a decisive advantage in war over other civilizations from 1500 onward.

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Beschrijving Empires of the Weak

How the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world orderWhat accounts for the rise of the state, the creation of the first global system, and the dominance of the West? The conventional answer asserts that superior technology, tactics, and institutions forged by Darwinian military competition gave Europeans a decisive a

ISBN
9780691182797
Pagina's
216
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NUR
680
Druk
1
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Hardback
Taal
Engels
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