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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... global structures and national cultures, past and present, is the central focus ofthis book. But is it imperialism orimperialisms that we need to consider? Is imperialism inevitable and will it always exist? What is the difference ...
... global power established through capitalism (Wallerstein, 1996) and the fact that colonies have always been pawns in global power games (Osterhammel, 1997, p. 3). Empires and imperial discourse may differ considerably within and between ...
... global, national and local levels. Yet, for too long, imperial history has been delinked from other aspects of the 'national story' of the imperial power, whereas empire and domestic history are arguably intimately intertwined. Can the ...
... global interconnections after the postmodernist 'abrasure' of the link between human experience and political economy (Bayly, 2004, p. 38). Globalization in the context ofworld history has attracted far more interest since the 1990s ...
... global power depend on where individuals were/are positioned within empires, or the aftermath of empires, and in relation to vested political and economic interests and personal family histories. African migrants facing racial exclusion ...
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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 |