PREVIEW: Later tonight, this excerpt from a two-hour conversation with Professor Peter Frankopan, asking the question, how did fractious, chilly Europe come to dominate and exploit the rich, sophisticated cultures of India and China - and then go on to do

PREVIEW: Later tonight, this excerpt from a two-hour conversation with Professor Peter Frankopan, asking the question, how did fractious, chilly Europe come to dominate and exploit the rich, sophisticated cultures of India and China - and then go on to dominate what became colonial empires of the Americas, Africa, Asia?  The professor's proposal is ready at-hand coalfields that transformed labor, trade and credit.  More later.

 The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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