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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... and cultural tolerance, in stark contrast to contemporary media perceptions of Islam as fanatical, violent and at war with Christianity. During this era there was fruitful contact between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean ...
... and cultural superiority of Western civilization. Untangling the relationship between economic growth, capitalism and imperialism is particularly challenging in relation to the history of the USA. When colonists launched the first anti ...
... and cultural assimilation of the colonized (Jules Ferry, cited in Doyle, 1986, p. 315). Even the greedy and ruthless King Leopold II emphasized the benefits the Belgians brought to the 'natives'. Justificatory ideologies of later ...
... and cultural superiority? Economic exploitation A common theme in imperial expansion is the economic exploitation of the colonized, whether through tribute, taxes, expropriation of land, control of trade and production or a combination ...
... and cultural power but, where threatened, has provided military backing to proxy agents in securing global economic interests. The 'open door' policy of free trade has always included the 'big stick' of military might to wield if ...
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theories concepts and historiography | |
the case of Ireland | |
Imperialism and modernity | |
modernity imperialism and antiWesternism | |
Culture and imperialism | |
Case study 3 Culture and imperialism in British Africa | |
Case study 4 Representing empire in British culture | |
Recommended reading | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |