J. C. Sharman is the Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of King’s College. His books include The Despot’s Guide to Wealth Management and International Order in Diversity. He lives in London.
"[A] provocative argument . . . As a critique of prevailing modes
of thinking about global politics, Empires of the Weak succeeds
admirably."---Alan Mikhail, New York Times Book Review
"Without assuming prior knowledge, Empires of the Weak,
demonstrates the problems with the theoretical assumptions of the
military revolution thesis."---Sarah Kinkel, Times Higher
Education
"Sharman builds a provocative, yet cogent argument, wide-ranging
and readable."---Ephraim Nissan, Quaderni di Studi
Indo-Mediterranei
"[Empires of the Weak is] 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."---I. William
Zartman, Rest Journal
"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."---Kaveh Yazdani,
International Review of Social History
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