Original sentence: Similar practices took place in England, Germany, Poland and India
Edited sentence: A similar disruptive transition took place in England, Germany, Poland and India, though mercantilism was the dominant economic system for many nations as they transitioned from a fully 'state' operated feudal system to capitalism.For Paul Virilio, the transition from feudalism to capitalism was driven not primarily by the politics of wealth and production techniques but by the mechanics of war.For Virilio, the concept of siege warfare became rather a war of movement.In Speed and Politics, he argues that 'history progresses at the speed of its weapons systems'.Virilio argues that the traditional feudal fortified city disappeared because of the increasing sophistication of weapons and possibilities for warfare