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 85–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
... imperial culture Modernity and the ambiguities of development in the postcolonial world Imperialism, modernity and ... Imperial power and cultural oppression Transforming colonial cultures: cultural power in practice Cultures of modern ...
... imperialism', which inscribes social, cultural and political relations of power ... power that has left its mark on the international relations of the era ... imperial discourse may differ considerably within and between different eras ...
... 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 intimately ...
... imperial power within wider developments in world history, from the Roman to the present-day American Empire. As ... imperial powers of western Europe; the problematic nature of 'Britishness'; the contradictions within the French concept ...
... imperial power and resistance, but does not address some of the key debates opened up by the postcolonial challenge. Howe (2002) does examine what the idea of empire has meant throughout history but it is, as the title implies, a very ...
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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 |