The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980

by David B. Abernethy

Book Overview

For centuries Europeans ruled vast portions of the world, as inhabitants of west European countries sailed to distant continents and took possession of territories whose societies and economies they set out to change. How and why did these farflung empires form, persist, and finally fall? David Abernethy addresses these questions in this magisterial survey of the rise and decline of European overseas empires.

Abernethy identifies broad patterns...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300093144
• ISBN13: 9780300093148
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"