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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... colonial encounter during the exploration of the Pacific prior to colonization; circa 1770s: 'Captain Cook presenting pigs to the Maoris' from Rev. C. S. Dawe, King Edward's Realm: The Story of the Making of the Empire (London, The ...
... colonial periphery. This given, imperialism also generated dynamic cultural change and resistance that challenged the inequalities inherent in imperialist relations. Early and later empires were similar in that they were premised on ...
... period 1760–1830, argues Christopher Bayly (1998), was the first age of ... colonial system based on trade in commodities, including slaves, and modern ... rule without colonization resulted in 'exploitation colonies', with separate ...
... empire converted the 'infidels' and America's 'manifest destiny' as an ... empire' and 'colony', was forged in the context of Anglo–Scottish relations in the ... colonial administrations were criticized for cruelties to 'natives' and the ...
... colonization was justified by the concept of terra nullis, uninhabited virgin territory. In early colonial art North America is depicted as a land of infinite plenty and promise, where Europeans could develop new utopian societies. In ...
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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 | |