Daniel Headrick, author of Tools of Empire, examines why the massive transfer of Western technology to European colonies did not spark an industrial revolution in those countries. Rather than spurring economic progress, he argues, the transfer of stock technology between 1850 and 1940 caused the traditional self-sufficient economies of the colonial regions to become mired in a state of underdevelopment, a legacy which burdens these countries to this day.

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Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Headrick, Daniel R.
ISBN: 9780195051162
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.51 x 1.04
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Year: 1993

The Tentacles of Progress: Technology Transfer in the Age of Imperialism, 1850-1940

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