To attempt a revisionist history of Western imperialism in just over 150 pages is, to say the least, ambitious. It has largely been an article of faith that the West “won” history. Even those whom the West presumably defeated didn’t usually take much issue with the conclusion. Seeking to turn conventional wisdom about Western global … Continue reading “Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order” by JC Sharman