Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order AUTH-580084 Apart from its steamy content

Apart from its steamy content

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ISBN13: 9781620552506

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Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order AUTH-580084 Apart from its steamy contentHow the rise of the West was a temporary exception to the predominant world order 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 over other civilizations from 1500 onward. In contrast, Empires of the Weak argues that