Empires Of The Weak by Nick Sharman
The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order
A revisionist account of early modern global power, arguing that Europeans were comparatively weak overseas before the nineteenth century and often operated under the authority of stronger Asian, African, and Middle Eastern states. Through case studies from the Indian Ocean to the Americas, it shows that European gains rested on local alliances, commercial privileges, and the devastating impact of disease rather than decisive military superiority, with large-scale territorial conquest arriving only later alongside industrialization. By challenging the “military revolution” narrative, it presents a more multipolar view of early modern international order.
- Published
- 2019
- Nationality
- Australian
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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