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Why did Europe conquer the world? (
Author(s) -
Daudin Guillaume
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the economic history review
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.014
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1468-0289
pISSN - 0013-0117
DOI - 10.1111/ehr.12454
Subject(s) - citation , history , library science , classics , computer science
International audiencePhilipHoffmanisprofessoratCaliforniaTechandhasbeenarecentpresidentoftheEconomicHistoryAssociationandco-editoroftheJournalofEconomicHistory.Hislatest bookisamasterfultacklingofthequestion« whydidEuropeconquertheWorld?».Thisisnotthesamequestionas« WhywasEuropefirst?».TheconquestlargelyhappenedbeforetheIndustrialRevolutionand,aschapter7makesclear,Hoffmandoesnotarguethatwar,conquestandempirehelpedEuropebecomericher.ContraAllenandO’Brien,hearguesthattheconquestoftheworldwasthesiblingratherthanthemotherofmoderneconomicgrowth:theinstitutionsthatallowedbotheventswerethesame