Why Did Europe Conquer the World? (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)

Hoffman, Philip T.

ISBN 10: 0691139709 / ISBN 13: 9780691139708

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 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? Why didnt these powers establish global dominance? In Why Did Europe Conquer the World?, distinguished economic historian Philip Hoffman demonstrates that conventional responses - such as geography, epidemic disease, and the Industrial Revolution - fail to provide answers. Arguing instead for the pivotal role of economic and political history, Hoffman 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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Philip T. Hoffman is professor of business economics and professor of history at the California Institute of Technology.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Why Did Europe Conquer the World? (The ...
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Einband: hardcover
Zustand: Very Good