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This innovative book looks beyond the traditional history of European expansion—which highlights European conquests, empire building, and hegemony—in order to explore the more human and realistic dimensions of European experiences abroad. David Ringrose argues that Early Modern Europe was relatively poor and that its industrial and military technology, while distinctive in some ways, was not obviously superior to that of Africa or Asia. As a result, the interaction between Europeans abroad and the peoples they met was vastly different from the relationship created by the economic and military imperialism of the post-1750 Industrial Revolution. Instead, the author depicts it as a process of cultural interaction, collaboration, and assimilation, masked by narratives of European conquest or assertion of control. Ringrose convincingly shows that Europeans who went abroad before 1700 engaged in an exchange of cross-cultural contact and has framed the process in its own time rather than as the precursor of what came later. Then, as now, historical actors knew nothing of the unexpected consequences of their actions.
"In writing Europeans Abroad, 1450–1750, Ringrose has produced a wide-ranging account of the voyages of discovery and conquest that took place in Europe's Age of Exploration. Arguing against more traditional interpretations of European expansion and conquest, Ringrose offers instead a persuasive portrayal of this period, contending that prior to the Industrial Revolution, the countries that participated in the expansion abroad (particularly Portugal, Spain, England, and Holland) did not, in fact, possess major military and technological advantages over the countries they explored (Africa and Asia). The result is Ringrose's largely revisionist view that early European expansion was defined more by mutual cultural exchange and assimilation, rather than by the modes of conquest and exploitation that arose later in the 18th century. An insightful take on early modern European history that is well suited for undergraduate study. Maps and illustrations, as well as a curated bibliography, enhance the book's utility to students. Recommended." - CHOICE
This innovative book looks beyond the traditional history of European expansion—which highlights European conquests, empire building, and hegemony—in order to explore the more human and realistic dimensions of European experiences abroad. David Ringrose argues that Early Modern Europe was relatively poor and that its industrial and military technology, while distinctive in some ways, was not obviously superior to that of Africa or Asia. As a result, the interaction between Europeans abroad and the peoples they met was vastly different from the relationship created by the economic and military imperialism of the post-1750 Industrial Revolution. Instead, the author depicts it as a process of cultural interaction, collaboration, and assimilation, masked by narratives of European conquest or assertion of control. Ringrose convincingly shows that Europeans who went abroad before 1700 engaged in an exchange of cross-cultural contact and has framed the process in its own time rather than as the precursor of what came later. Then, as now, historical actors knew nothing of the unexpected consequences of their actions.
"In writing Europeans Abroad, 1450–1750, Ringrose has produced a wide-ranging account of the voyages of discovery and conquest that took place in Europe's Age of Exploration. Arguing against more traditional interpretations of European expansion and conquest, Ringrose offers instead a persuasive portrayal of this period, contending that prior to the Industrial Revolution, the countries that participated in the expansion abroad (particularly Portugal, Spain, England, and Holland) did not, in fact, possess major military and technological advantages over the countries they explored (Africa and Asia). The result is Ringrose's largely revisionist view that early European expansion was defined more by mutual cultural exchange and assimilation, rather than by the modes of conquest and exploitation that arose later in the 18th century. An insightful take on early modern European history that is well suited for undergraduate study. Maps and illustrations, as well as a curated bibliography, enhance the book's utility to students. Recommended." - CHOICE