Power Over Peoples: Technology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present

(Part of the The Princeton Economic History of the Western World Series)

by Daniel R. Headrick

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A major history of technology and Western conquest

For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet these technologies have not always guaranteed success. Power over Peoples examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology, from the first Portuguese ships that...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691139334

ISBN13:9780691139333

Release Date:November 2009

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Colonialism & Post-Colonialism Conventional Engineering History History & Philosophy Military Military Science Military Sciences Political Science Politics & Government

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Power Over Peoples: Technology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present

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