Imperialism : a history in documents / Bonnie G. Smith.
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TextSeries: Pages from historyPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000Description: 175 p. : ill., map ; 26 cmISBN: 0195108019 (lib. bdg.); 9780195108019 (lib. bdg.)Subject(s): Imperialism -- HistoryDDC classification: 325/.32 LOC classification: JC359 | .S775 2000
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Summary: Presents documents that provide many accounts from around the globe of imperialism.
What is a document? -- How to read a document -- Imperialism in the modern age -- On the brink of modern empire : Vital knowledge -- Mixed responses to Europeans -- The white peril -- Figuring out differences -- Freedom's ferment -- The "new world" remakes colonialism -- The Monroe doctrine -- Imperialism takes off : British aggression in Asia and the Middle East -- Grounds for conquest -- Newcomers join the race for empire -- Technology and economics : Plotting profit-making -- Voices of opportunity -- Devastation -- The clash of scientific cultures -- Imperial societies : Remaking the ruling class -- Imperializing local elites -- Social reforms -- New identities -- Imperial culture : Why others were not so good as the imperial powers -- Educating for inferiority -- Popular culture spreads imperial confidence -- Mixture -- Rivalry and resistance : Fighting back -- The great powers prepare to take more -- Predicting the end -- Challenging the west -- World War I : The race for empire and the race to war -- Broken promises -- Sensing change -- Remembering the colonial dead -- The torturous path toward liberation : Escalation -- Brewing and shaming -- Global mixture continues -- Fusion for liberation -- Epilogue.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 325.32/SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844300066012 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 168) and index.
What is a document? -- How to read a document -- Imperialism in the modern age -- On the brink of modern empire : Vital knowledge -- Mixed responses to Europeans -- The white peril -- Figuring out differences -- Freedom's ferment -- The "new world" remakes colonialism -- The Monroe doctrine -- Imperialism takes off : British aggression in Asia and the Middle East -- Grounds for conquest -- Newcomers join the race for empire -- Technology and economics : Plotting profit-making -- Voices of opportunity -- Devastation -- The clash of scientific cultures -- Imperial societies : Remaking the ruling class -- Imperializing local elites -- Social reforms -- New identities -- Imperial culture : Why others were not so good as the imperial powers -- Educating for inferiority -- Popular culture spreads imperial confidence -- Mixture -- Rivalry and resistance : Fighting back -- The great powers prepare to take more -- Predicting the end -- Challenging the west -- World War I : The race for empire and the race to war -- Broken promises -- Sensing change -- Remembering the colonial dead -- The torturous path toward liberation : Escalation -- Brewing and shaming -- Global mixture continues -- Fusion for liberation -- Epilogue.
Presents documents that provide many accounts from around the globe of imperialism.
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