The Tools of Empire Author:Daniel Headrick Great Book. The 19th century was transformed by 2 revolutions: the growing industrial technology of the west and europe's domination of africa and asia. This unique study-based on archival research and recent scholaarship-traces the connection between the 2, not just through the classic economic search for raw materials and new markets, but thro... more »ugh the innovative entrepreneurial spirit of the age. contending that technological advances not only permitted imperial expansion but stimulated it as well, daniel headrick describes how the europeans used these means to penetrate and conquer their colonies.« less