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The dynamics of global dominance, European overseas empires, 1415-1980, David B. Abernethy

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The dynamics of global dominance, European overseas empires, 1415-1980, David B. Abernethy

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-504) and index

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mapsillustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The dynamics of global dominance

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bibliography

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44089394

Responsibility statement

David B. Abernethy

Sub title

European overseas empires, 1415-1980

Table Of Contents

Western Europe and the world. Cueta, Bojador, and beyond: Europeans on the move ; Why did the overseas empires rise, persist, and fall? -- Phases of imperial expansion and contraction. Phase 1: expansion, 1415-1733 ; Phase 2: contraction, 1755-1824 ; Phase 3: expansion, 1824-1912 ; Phase 4: unstable equilibrium, 1914-39 ; Phase 5: expansion, 1940-80 -- Accounting for imperial expansion. Western Europe as a region: shared features ; Western Europe as a system of competing states ; The institutional basis for the triple assault ; Non-European initiatives and perception -- Consolidating power. Sectoral institution and techniques of control ; Sources of colonial weakness -- Accounting for imperial contraction. Colonialism and self-defeating enterprises ; The international dimension: war as the catalyst for independence -- Consequences of European overseas rule. Legacies ; The moral evaluation of colonialism

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