“Military Revolution” by Geoffrey Parker

Posted: January 16th, 2014

This essay is on the book “The Military Revolution,” “Military Innovation and the Rise of the West 1500-1800” by Geoffrey Parker.

According to Geoffrey Parker in The Military Revolution, the West “acquired [its] first 35 percent [of the globe] between 1500 and 1800” because of the Military Revolution. According to Parker, why was the West able to dominate some regions during that period, but not others? In answering this question, please 1) describe (briefly!) the Military Revolution, and 2) compare the West’s ability to dominate the Americas, the Indian Subcontinent, and East Asia.