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New State-Making in the Pacific Rim, 1850–1974: Gold, Silver, Oil, Greed, and Government - Couverture rigide

Aschenbrenner, Peter J.

 
9781666921892: New State-Making in the Pacific Rim, 1850–1974: Gold, Silver, Oil, Greed, and Government
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1666921890 ISBN 13 : 9781666921892
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2024

Synopsis

European colonial empires were built on private wealth-seeking (gold, silver and oil). These extractive activities required massive public subsidies. Drawing on the experience of three Pacific Rim nations - Australia, Japan and Canada and two territories in the US (Hawaii and Alaska) - New State-Making in the Pacific Rim, 1850-1974: Gold, Silver, Oil, Greed and Government demonstrates how 19th century colonialism contained the seeds of its own destruction. Peter J. Aschenbrenner identifies three factors that marked the turning point in the history of colonialism. First, governments demanded a greater return to the public treasury from private extractive activities and a reduced footprint (measured in environmental devastation and obliteration of local cultures. Second, first residents acquired considerable skill in 'adaptation for survival,' that is, fighting back against oppression (manifested in programs of extermination, forced population movement and hostility to language, religion and traditional subsistence practices). Third, colonial nations' participation in World War I required their armed forces to fill manpower needs by calling on minorities to perform military service. This gave minorities significant leverage in their struggle to achieve equal political rights and access to their fair share of government benefits. Rethinking colonial practices became a realistic option, once national survival was at risk.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter J. Aschenbrenner is National Convenor (US) for the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions.

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Éditeur
Lexington Books
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1666921890
ISBN 13 
9781666921892
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
236
Coordonnées du fabricant
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