{"product_id":"violent-saviors-the-wests-conquest-of-the-rest-hardcover","title":"Violent Saviors: The West's Conquest of the Rest - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Easterly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebrated economist argues that economic development is not really development unless everyone has the right to consent to their own progress\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An innovative and exhilarating read.\"--Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For centuries, the developed Western world has exploited the less-developed \"Rest\" in the name of progress, conquering the Americas, driving the Atlantic slave trade, and colonizing Africa and Asia. Throughout, the West has justified this global conquest by the alleged material gains it brought to the conquered. But the colonial experiment unintentionally revealed how much of a demand there was for self-determination, and not just for relief from poverty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eViolent Saviors\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned economist William Easterly examines how the demand for agency has always been at the heart of debates on development. Spanning nearly four centuries of global history, Easterly argues that commerce, rather than conquest, could meet the need for equal rights as well as the need for prosperity. Looking to the liberal economic ideas of thinkers like Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, and Amartya Sen, Easterly shows how the surge in global trade has given agency to billions of people for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Narrating the long debate between conquest and commerce, Easterly offers a new and urgent perspective on global economics: the demands for agency, dignity, and respect must be at the center of the global fight against poverty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Easterly\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of economics at New York University and codirector of the NYU Development Research Institute. He is the author of four books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Experts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe White Man's Burden\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51964724117805,"sku":"9781541675759","price":32.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/violent-saviors-the-wests-conquest-of-the-rest-hardcover-7206375.webp?v=1775474285","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/violent-saviors-the-wests-conquest-of-the-rest-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}