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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... anti-democratic and atavistic forces in imperial culture Modernity and the ambiguities of development in the postcolonial world Imperialism, modernity and Eurocentrism: challenges to Western knowledge Case study 2 China and Japan ...
... French ambitions and gained greater currency after 1850, but it was the emergence of anti-imperialism at the end of the nineteenth century that strengthened the negative connotations of the term. If we are Introduction.
... anti-imperialism than on imperialism and West-centred, particularly British-centred, studies still predominate. Conventional imperial history (like conventional history in general) established narrow boundaries delineating what ...
... anti-slavery were shaped by arguments against imperial tyranny (Colley, 1992b; Wilson, 1998). Was this the emergence of the first modern empire? Arguably, yes, given the rise of capitalism, the move from slave production to 'free labour ...
... anti-slavery. The emergence of the USA as an imperial power ushered in the era of Western, as opposed to European, imperialism. Imperialism was now characterized by the economic, military and perceived political and cultural superiority ...
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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 | |