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Empires of the Weak
- The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World
- By: J.C. Sharman
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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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 from 1500 onward. Empires of the Weak argues that Europeans had no general military superiority in the early modern era. Sharman shows instead that European expansion is better explained by deference to strong Asian and African polities, disease in the Americas, and maritime supremacy earned by default.
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A convincing argument
- By S Travers on 17-07-25
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Empires of the Weak
- The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 14-05-19
- Language: English
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Empires of the Weak argues that Europeans had no general military superiority in the early modern era. J. C. Sharman shows instead that European expansion is better explained by deference to strong Asian and African polities, disease in the Americas, and maritime supremacy....
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