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The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980
The Dynamics of Global Dominance European Overseas Empires 14151980 Author:David Abernethy, David B. Abernethy This magisterial survey of the rise and decline of European overseas empires asks how and why these empires were formed, persisted, and eventually fell. In a discussion that encompasses European and non-European actors as well as the economic, social, cultural and political dimensions of empire, David B. Abernethy explains Europe's long occupati... more »on of global center stage and throws new light on today's postcolonial world and the legacies of empire.« less