Technology and European Overseas Enterprise - Diffusion, Adaptation and Adoption (Hardcover, New Ed)

Technological innovation was crucial to the process of European expansion: advances in astronomy and navigation and changes in weaponry all contributed to the emergence of European commercial enclaves in Africa and Asia, and the conquest of the Americas. This volume illustrates the ways in which these European technological advantages shaped the expansion of the global system, whilst making clear that Western technology both adapted models from other cultures and was at times seriously challenged by them. In the arts of war, the West had much less of a technological edge over its Asian adversaries than is usually believed. Substantially dealing with the issue of technology transfer between the world and Europe, these studies underline the interactive nature of the process.

General

Imprint:	Variorum
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	An Expanding World: The European Impact on World History, 1450 to 1800
Release date:	March 1996
First published:	1996
Editors:	Michael Adas
Dimensions:	244 x 169mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	464
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86078-525-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-86078-525-4
Barcode:	9780860785255

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