| Geographies of Empire: European Empires and Colonies C.1880-1960 Contributor(s): Butlin, Robin A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052174055X ISBN-13: 9780521740555 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: Comprehensive overview of how the major European imperial powers and indigenous populations experienced imperialism and colonisation from 1880 to 1960. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historical Geography - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 325.309 |
| LCCN: 2009014704 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.8" W x 9.7" (3.00 lbs) 692 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How did the major European imperial powers and indigenous populations experience imperialism and colonisation in the period 1880-1960? In this richly-illustrated comparative account, Robin Butlin provides a comprehensive overview of the experiences of individual European imperial powers - British, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, German and Italian - and the reactions of indigenous peoples. He explores the complex processes and discourses of colonialism, conquest and resistance from the height of empire through to decolonisation and sets these within the dynamics of the globalisation of political and economic power systems. He sheds new light on variations in the timing, nature and locations of European colonisations and on key themes such as exploration and geographical knowledge; maps and mapping; demographics; land seizure and environmental modification; transport and communications; and resistance and independence movements. In so doing, he makes a major contribution to our understanding of colonisation and the end of empire. |
Contributor Bio(s): Butlin, Robin A.: - Robin A. Butlin is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Leeds. His previous publications include Geography and Imperialism, 1820�940 (co-edited with M. Bell and M. Heffernan, 1995), Historical Geography: Through the Gates of Space and Time (1993), and, co-edited with R. A. Dodgshon, An Historical Geography of England and Wales (2nd edition 1990), and An Historical Geography of Europe (1998). |