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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Gillen; Devleena Ghosh |
ISBN: | 0868407356 9780868407357 |
OCLC Number: | 153600398 |
Description: | 271 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
Contents: | pt. I. Histories -- 1. The Rise of Europe 1450-1789 -- 2. Reason and Revolution 1648-1815 -- 3. Industry and Imperialism 1780-1914 -- 4. Crisis and Mtermath 1914- -- pt. II. Themes -- 5. Debating the Ethics of Colonialism -- 6. Nationalism -- 7. Culture -- 8. Race -- 9. Gender -- 10. Modern Time -- A Conclusion in which Nothing is Concluded. |
Other Titles: | Colonialism and modernity |
Responsibility: | authors Devleena Ghosh, Paul Gillen. |
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Abstract:
For five centuries, colonialism and modernity have shaped the cultures of the world. This book traces these interacting long-term historical processes, and the parallel history of anti-colonial movements and ideas. It outlines the rise to global dominance of Europe since the 16th century, and attendant modernity that shaped and defined this rise.
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