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Why Europe? The Rise of the West in World History 1500-1850: Global Change in a Global Context, 1500-1900 A.D (Explorations in World History)

Why Europe? The Rise of the West in World History 1500-1850

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Why Europe? The Rise of the West in World History 1500-1850: Global Change in a Global Context, 1500-1900 A.D (Explorations in World History)

Why Europe? The Rise of the West in World History 1500-1850

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Part of McGraw-Hill's Explorations in World History series, this brief and accessible volume explores one of the biggest questions of recent historical debate: how among all of Eurasia’s interconnected centers of power, it was Europe that came to dominate

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