Why Did Europe Conquer the World?

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

by Philip T. Hoffman

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The startling economic and political answers behind Europe's historical dominance

Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did Europe establish global dominance, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans, and South Asians were far more advanced? In Why Did Europe Conquer the World?, Philip Hoffman demonstrates that conventional explanations--such as geography, epidemic disease, and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691175845

ISBN13:9780691175843

Release Date:January 2017

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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Why Did Europe Conquer the World?

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