Imperialism and PostcolonialismRoutledge, 22 մյս, 2014 թ. - 304 էջ This account of imperialism explores recent intellectual, theoretical and conceptual developments in imperial history, including interdisciplinary and post-colonial perspectives. Exploring the links between empire and domestic history, it looks at the interconnections and comparisons between empire and imperial power within wider developments in world history, covering the period from the Roman to the present American empire. The book begins by examining the nature of empire, then looks at continuity and change in the historiography of imperialism and theoretical and conceptual developments. It covers themes such as the relationship between imperialism and modernity, culture and national identity in Britain. Suitable for undergraduates taking courses in imperial and colonial history. |
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... Chapter 1 Untangling imperialism: comparisons over time and space Time and change: the ebb and flow of empires Commonalities and divergences between empires over time Chapter 2 Untangling imperialism: theories, concepts and ...
... Chapter 6 Postcolonial perspectives: imperialism or globalization? A post-imperial world? Capitalism, imperialism and globalization 'Pax Americana': an exceptional nation or a world empire? The imperial legacy: ongoing struggles in a ...
... Chapter 3 she shows that the debate as to whether imperialism is a distressing atavism or a bringer of modernity can bring together thinkers as diverse and time-distanced as Schumpeter, who wrote his famous essay in 1919, and ...
... Chapters 1 and 2 are foundational chapters. Chapter 1 explores the nature of empires from ancient to modern and queries the unique nature of European imperialism. Chapter 2 interrogates continuity and change in the historiography of ...
... concept there is always the danger of accusations of bias, but also the rewards of engaging in challenging, stimulating and continuously contentious debates. Chapter 1 Untangling imperialism: comparisons over time and space DOI:
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theories concepts and historiography | |
the case of Ireland | |
Imperialism and modernity | |
modernity imperialism and antiWesternism | |
Culture and imperialism | |
Case study 3 Culture and imperialism in British Africa | |
Case study 4 Representing empire in British culture | |
Recommended reading | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |