Empires of the Weak : The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order /

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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 civiliza...

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Main Author: Sharman, J. C. (Jason Campbell), 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Civilization.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
HISTORY > World.
HISTORY > Social History.
HISTORY > Reference.
HISTORY > Essays.
HISTORY > Civilization.
Europe.
Europe > Histoire.
Europe > Civilisation.
Europe > History.
Europe > Civilization.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction The Military Revolution and the First International System; Chapter 1 Iberian Conquistadors and Supplicants; Chapter 2 Company Sovereigns and the Empires of the East; Chapter 3 The Asian Invasion of Europe in Context; Conclusion How the Europeans Won in the End (Before They Later Lost); Notes; Bibliography; Index

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