LEADER 04435nam 22006495 450 001 996248322403316 005 20201112233252.0 010 $a1-4008-3359-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400833597 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105109 035 $a(EBL)951027 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000752797 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11424302 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000752797 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10789496 035 $a(PQKB)10735275 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC951027 035 $a(DE-B1597)502059 035 $a(OCoLC)953237716 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400833597 035 $a(dli)HEB31051 035 $a(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000294 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105109 100 $a20190523d2012 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPower over Peoples $eTechnology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present /$fDaniel R. Headrick 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2012] 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (416 p.) 225 0 $aThe Princeton Economic History of the Western World ;$v41 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-13933-4 311 $a0-691-15432-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction. Imperialism and Technology --$tChapter 1. The Discovery of the Oceans, to 1779 --$tChapter 2. Eastern Ocean Empires, 1497-1700 --$tChapter 3. Horses, Diseases, and the Conquest of the Americas, 1492-1849 --$tChapter 4. The Limits of the Old Imperialism: Africa and Asia to 1859 --$tChapter 5. Steamboat Imperialism, 1807-1898 --$tChapter 6. Health, Medicine, and the New Imperialism, 1830-1914 --$tChapter 7. Weapons and Colonial Wars, 1830-1914 --$tChapter 8. The Age of Air Control, 1911-1936 --$tChapter 9. The Decline of Air Control, 1946-2007 --$tConclusion. Technology and Imperialism Redux --$tNotes --$tFor Further Reading --$tIndex 330 $aFor six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet these technologies have not always guaranteed success. Power over Peoples examines Western imperialism's complex relationship with technology, from the first Portuguese ships that ventured down the coast of Africa in the 1430's to America's conflicts in the Middle East today. Why did the sailing vessels that gave the Portuguese a century-long advantage in the Indian Ocean fail to overcome Muslim galleys in the Red Sea? Why were the same weapons and methods that the Spanish used to conquer Mexico and Peru ineffective in Chile and Africa? Why didn't America's overwhelming air power assure success in Iraq and Afghanistan? In Power over Peoples, Daniel Headrick traces the evolution of Western technologies--from muskets and galleons to jet planes and smart bombs--and sheds light on the environmental and social factors that have brought victory in some cases and unforeseen defeat in others. He shows how superior technology translates into greater power over nature and sometimes even other peoples, yet how technological superiority is no guarantee of success in imperialist ventures--because the technology only delivers results in a specific environment, or because the society being attacked responds in unexpected ways. Breathtaking in scope, Power over Peoples is a revealing history of technological innovation, its promise and limitations, and its central role in the rise and fall of empire. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions. 410 0$aPrinceton economic history of the Western world. 517 3 $aTechnology, environments, and Western imperialism, 1400 to the present 606 $aImperialism$xHistory 606 $aTechnology$xHistory 606 $aMilitary weapons$xHistory 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory. 615 0$aTechnology$xHistory. 615 0$aMilitary weapons$xHistory. 676 $a325.32 686 $aMZ 6600$2rvk 700 $aHeadrick$b Daniel R.$0133701 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248322403316 996 $aPower over peoples$950618 997 $aUNISA