Power over Peoples: Technology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691154325 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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While technology is the theme, the author carefully frames and qualifies his argument so as to avoid the pitfalls of reductionism. Prasch, Journal of Economic Issues"Headrick provides a magisterial and highly readable survey. Headrick might seem like a comforting walk through a very familiar landscape. The work is perhaps most eye-opening in describing conflict in regions often left out of more sweeping accounts--colonial expansion in sub-Saharan west Africa or Algeria, or conflict in southern Latin America. I am a better scholar for having read i
. Headrick is professor emeritus of social science and history at Roosevelt University. Daniel R. His books include The Tools of Empire and The Earth and Its Peoples
Raimonds said History revisited. Once in a while, it is enjoyable to relive grand historic moments and refresh your general history knowledge. In particular, from a perspective, which may even claim to foretell the natural course of history.Professor Daniel Headrick examines the period of imperial conquests from the 15th century to present. His book describes the impact of European technological developments on the policies of European monarchs, states and, of course, the deeds and behaviour of people, who carried them out. In a catching narra. "One Star" according to Bernardo Ibarrola. OK
Why did the sailing vessels that gave the Portuguese a century-long advantage in the Indian Ocean fail to overcome Muslim galleys in the Red Sea? Why were the same weapons and methods that the Spanish used to conquer Mexico and Peru ineffective in Chile and Africa? Why didn't America's overwhelming air power assure success in Iraq and Afghanistan? In Power over Peoples, Daniel Headrick traces the evolution of Western technologies--from muskets and galleons to jet planes and smart bombs--and sheds light on the environmental and social factors that have brought victory in some cases and unforeseen defeat in others. Power over Peoples examines Weste