Europeans Globalizing

"Europeans Globalizing is part of an ambitious research agenda that questions Europe's history through a transnational history of technology. ... the range and scope of the book as well as the thoughtfulness with which the authors discuss their disparate topics are impressive. ... the transnational approach provides a refreshing perspective on Europe's identity and connections to the world. It is a welcome and important contribution to the literature on Europe's place in the technological Great Divergence." (Marten Boon, EuropeNow Journal, europenowjournal.org, April, 2017)

Maria Paula Diogo is Full Professor of History of Technology and Engineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology, New University of Lisbon (FCT/NOVA), Portugal, and member of the Centre for the History of Science and Technology (CIUHCT). She has pioneered the study of Portuguese engineering and engineers in the early 90s and is currently working on engineering and the Portuguese colonial agenda, as well as the role of technology in European history, particularly in peripheral countries. She publishes on a regular basis both nationally and internationally. She is a member of several societies and international research networks. Dirk van Laak is Full Professor of Contemporary History at the History Department, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. He has worked on German, European, colonial and global history, as well as the history of technology and intellectual history. He also pioneered the history of infrastructures, and most recently devoted himself to a cultural and everyday history of public works. He has published and (co)edited several books on a wide range of topics.

Introduction 1. Europeans Mapping and being Mapped 2. Europe's Significant Others 3. Wars and Peace at Home and Abroad 4. Scrambling for Eurafrica: Resources and Axes of Infrastructure 5. From the Raj to the Yellow Peril 6. A New World Order and the Collapse of Colonialism 7. The Reconstruction Period