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 53–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
... impact of imperialism on 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 ...
... impact of imperialism at 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 ...
... impact, medicine and imperialism and the 'empire at home'. As a researcher and teacher of imperial history, however, I have become keenly aware of the need for a text of this nature. Most of the works addressing theoretical and ...
... impact of Western culture on the rest of the world. Thus, in writing about empire or imperialism as a concept there is always the danger of accusations of bias, but also the rewards of engaging in challenging, stimulating and ...
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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 |