Empires of the Weak

Empires of the WeakAuthor: J. C. Sharman ISBN: 9780691182797 Publisher: Princeton University Press Year first published: 15 Apr 2019 Pages: 216 Format: Hardback How the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world orderWhat 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

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