{"product_id":"empires-of-the-weak-9780691182797","title":"Empires of the Weak","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] provocative argument . . . As a critique of prevailing modes of thinking about global politics, \u003ci\u003eEmpires of the Weak\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds admirably.\"\u003cb\u003e---Alan Mikhail, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Without assuming prior knowledge, \u003ci\u003eEmpires of the Weak\u003c\/i\u003e, demonstrates the problems with the theoretical assumptions of the military revolution thesis.\"\u003cb\u003e---Sarah Kinkel, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sharman builds a provocative, yet cogent argument, wide-ranging and readable.\"\u003cb\u003e---Ephraim Nissan, \u003ci\u003eQuaderni di Studi Indo-Mediterranei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eEmpires of the Weak \u003c\/i\u003eis] intellectually challenging and makes observers think about where they stand before they call in their bets on the sweep of history. . . . people who are willing to challenge their views . . . should relish the book.\"\u003cb\u003e---I. William Zartman, \u003ci\u003eRest Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An interesting and thought-provoking narrative. . . . Empires of the Weak is a valuable addition to the underrepresented topic of non-Western military history as part of the growing literature on the underlying causes of the great divergence from the vantage point of global military and political history.\"\u003cb\u003e---Kaveh Yazdani, \u003ci\u003eInternational Review of Social History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865541292375,"sku":"9780691182797","price":29.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691182797.jpg?v=1722274470","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/empires-of-the-weak-9780691182797","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}