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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... nineteenth century in relation to hostile 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 ...
... century, the peak of Rome's prosperity, to the ninth century and the onset of the decline of the Islamic empire ... nineteenth-century European empires. The Roman imperium was not simply a territory but encapsulated the Roman notion of ...
... nineteenth century, a position retained up to the outbreak of the Second World War (see Map 4, p. xxi). The war, however, heralded a revival of pro-imperialist sentiment but also increasingly fierce competition as Britain slowly lost ...
... century empires, including the US Empire, the latter two groups became increasingly integrated into the global ... nineteenth century and modern forms still exist (Archer (ed.), 1988; Bales, 1999). The Spanish introduced slavery from the ...
... nineteenth century the 'Latin' empires were regarded as weaker and inferior in consequence of race mixing. As with imperialism, racism is a contentious concept. Indeed, the term 'racism' only came into usage in the 1930s and may not be ...
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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 | |