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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... dominant class; the mass of the population were at or near subsistence level and the economy underdeveloped (Garnsey and Saller, 1987, pp. 43, 51–63). Early European colonization represented a transitory proto-capitalist stage, but ...
... dominance in warfare in the twentieth century, argues Lieven (2000), proved that technology and economic power always win in the end (p. 416). Military and technological superiority alone, however, is insufficient to explain why the ...
... dominant culture (Chapter 4). Empires, argues Mann (1986) are best conceptualized as intersecting networks of power. All empires were involved in skilful management of diverse cultures and competing interests through a degree of direct ...
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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 | |