The only textbook to survey the major Atlantic, Asian and African empires of Europe, from 1700 through decolonization in 1945.

Based on an impressive body of information and data, this volume recounts the history of five continents over a long stretch of time and in a comparative approa

Présentation de l'éditeur : "Vera Zamagni charts the remarkable story of European economic growth from the birth of industrialization through to the present d

Discusses colonies before 1815 including Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and British colonies in the Americas and the events leading to their disolution. Th

In 1939, roughly a third of the world's entire population lived under colonial rule. In 2000, less than 1% do. In this study, each major European overseas colon