Why did Europe conquer the world?
Hoffman, Philip T., 1947-2015
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Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did Europe rise to the top, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans and South Asians were far more advanced? Economic historian Philip Hoffman demonstrates that conventional explanations - such as geography, disease and the Industrial Revolution - fail to provide answers. Arguing instead for the pivotal role of economic and political history, he shows that if variables had been at all different, Europe would not have achieved critical military innovations, and another power could have become master of the world.
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Why did Europe conquer the world? / Philip T. Hoffman.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015.
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288 pages ; 23 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780691139708 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940940 HOF
Language:
English
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BRN:
249923
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