The Submission of the World

Renowned historian Wolfgang Reinhard covers vast temporal and spatial dimensions: from the beginnings of European expansionism in Antiquity and the Middle Ages to the complex processes of decolonization in the 20th century. His fascinating account involves detailed descriptions of trade systems in Asia, and of the artificial world of plantations and slavery. He also looks at the ecological consequences and conflict-ridden political legacies of European expansion. As a result this book offers a refreshingly balanced account in displaying an interest in the European side as well as in all those who had to deal with and suffer from the European desire for expansion.