Empires: Europe and Globalization 1492-1788

Raudzens, George

ISBN 10: 0750919868 / ISBN 13: 9780750919869

Published by Sutton Pub Ltd, 1999

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THIS WORK OVERVIEWS THE MAIN EVENTS AND INTERPRETATION OF GLOBALIZATION FROM THE TIME OF COLUMBUS TO THE SETTLEMENT OF AUSTRALIA.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Empires: Europe and Globalization 1492-1788
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750919868
• ISBN 13: 9780750919869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

This first -- and only--account of the main events and interpreetations of the globalization between Columbus and the settlement of Australia, considers the psychological and economic imperatives which created the great empires of Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and Great Britain. The theme of globalization becomes increasingly relevant as the consequences of these initiatives become globally evident. Empires provides a pathway through much recent writing on Europe's imperial past, rejecting polarized views of imperialist protagonists as either civilizing agents or criminals against humanity and proposing a balanced--if note entirely benign--view of European expansion in terms of planetary integration, rather than colonization.

Review

"Empire is a brilliant study. We all need to read it carefully." -- Bruce Hodgins, Emeritus Professor of History, Trent University,Ontario, Canada