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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... military power in India: 'Blowing up the Cashmere Gate' (the siege of Lucknow, 1857) from Rev. C. S. Dawe, King Edward's Realm: The Story ofthe Making of the Empire(London, The Educational Supply Association Limited, c. 1902), pp. 184 ...
... military, racial and economic aspects of the concept (Hancock, 1943, p. 9). 'Empire' and 'imperialism' are blanket terms and demand careful consideration (Doyle, 1986). Blurring, contradiction and confusion over the nature of ...
... military power and conquest of peoples to accrue wealth through a combination of trade, colonization, mining, taxation and tribute. The conventional starting point for modern imperialism and the restructuring of the world through ...
... military systems combined with maritime and economic innovation. Hegemonic instability, however, resulted in a reordering and stabilizing of the international system and China was challenged by the aggressive Mediterranean trading ...
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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 |