| Colonialism: A Theoretical Overview Markus Wiener P Edition Contributor(s): Osterhammel, Jürgen (Author), Frisch, Shelley L. (Translator), Tignor, Robert L. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1558763392 ISBN-13: 9781558763395 Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers OUR PRICE: $69.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 325.3 |
| LCCN: 2004059632 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.91 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Osterhammel (History, U. of Constance) argues that the global mercantile expansion of the European powers of the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries bears a marked resemblance to the political imperialism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Further, although there are some differences in scope and timing, the colonizers had similar aims and experiences. Instead, Osterhammel finds more significant the intentions and goals of the individual colonies, which he groups into those that were exploited for raw materials, land and labor, those that served for settlement, and those that served as military installations. He finds each type has distinctive features, such as ethno-cultural demarcation, and clear differences in economic management and administration, which lead to very different outcomes as colonies gained independence. Osterhammel provides a new bibliography for this edition." |
Contributor Bio(s): Tignor, Robert L.: - Robert L. Tignor, professor of history at Princeton University, is the author of The Colonial Transformation of Kenya: The Kamba, Kikuyu, and Maasai from 1900 to 1939, and other books.Osterhammel, Jurgen: - Jürgen Osterhammel, University of Constance, is the author of several books, in-clu-d-ing the award-winning China and World Society. He has provided a new bibliography for this edition. |