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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... economic, cultural and political globalized order. Critical interrogation of the meaning of empire and imperialism, the link between imperialism, modernity and capitalism and the impact of imperialism on global structures and national ...
... economics and costs and benefits of empire. I have, however, tried to contextualize my analysis of the cultures of ... Economic history has been marginalized in the cultural 'turn', yet there are many fine studies that need to be more ...
... economic world systems (Chase Dunn and Hall, 1997). Frank and Gills (1993), Arrighi (1994) and W. R. Thompson (2000) have argued that long-term economic growth, based on cycles of innovation, peace and stability maintained through a ...
... economic development, cultural sophistication and technological innovation, equal, if not superior to Europe. In Iran, the Safavid dynasty (1501–1736) was characterized by military might, artistic brilliance, economic prosperity ...
... economic prosperity and the development of British culture and politics, nationalism and patriotism. A strong sense of national identity emerged but premised on an 'empire of liberty and freedom' defined against autocratic Spanish ...
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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 | |