How did Europe become the richest part of the world? | Aeon Essays
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In a time of great powers and empires, just one region of the world experienced extraordinary economic growth. How?

Really tired of "Historians" talking about the growth of wealth in europe and fail to even mention the extreme exploitation of working people at home and mass genocides and robbery abroad.

  • comi [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    What is colonialism? How come india “didn’t experience this enrichment”? What happened between 1500 -1800? :meow-tableflip: :meow-tableflip: :meow-tableflip:

    • CrimsonSage [any]
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      3 years ago

      Not like India went from having ~25% of the worlds GDP in 1800 to 3% by 1957.