The Iron Road To Empire: How Railroads Transformed Afro-Eurasian Imperialism
Railways revolutionized empire building in Afro-Eurasia, connecting markets, centralizing power, facilitating cultural exchange, and fostering industrialization. They enabled territorial expansion, resource extraction, labor mobility, communication, and urbanization, transforming economies, politics, and societies, and consolidating imperial control over vast territories. Economic Integration: Connecting Markets and Resources The advent of railroads revolutionized trade networks, forever altering the…