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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Արդյունքներ 90–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
... European imperialism. That is as it should be because the former has attracted most of the attention in recent years and because it was essential to make the shift to a more de-centred perspective in order to be faithful to the rich ...
... Europe; the problematic nature of 'Britishness'; the contradictions within the French concept of citizenship, which prioritizes a common unifying culture over racial difference, yet fails to address racial exclusions or to accept ...
... European orAmerican domination to, forinstance, the Chinese Qing Empire, which was engaged in colonial ventures akin to those of expanding European states, using similar techniques, and demonstrating a similar mix of colonial systems ...
... European empires from the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. As Anthony Hopkins stresses, what is needed is a fundamental reappraisal of world history to establish . . . a link between the history of empires, which embraces ...
... Europe? In different manifestations the Chinese Empire lasted from 221 BC to 1911, compared with a brief 400 years of European empires. Should we be referring to imperialisms rather than imperialism? How do we interpret changes over ...
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theories concepts and historiography | 43 |
Chapter 3 Imperialism and modernity | 77 |
Chapter 4 Culture and imperialism | 115 |
Chapter 5 Representing empire | 146 |
imperialism or globalization? | 187 |
Recommended reading | 216 |
Bibliography | 231 |
Index | 270 |