An Imperial World: Empires and Colonies Since 1750 (Connections: Key Themes in World History). Cet article n’est pas disponible.An Imperial World: Empires and Colonies Since 1750 (Connections: Key Themes in World History)

An overview of global imperialism during the last three centuries. 

 

Part of the "Connections: Key Themes in World History" series, this text helps students understand world history by focusing on an issue that has profoundly shaped the modern world order: the establishment and collapse of global empires since 1750.

 

An Imperial World uses a combination of primary documents and analytical essays, both tightly focused around four case studies: India, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.Itexamines the historical development of colonial systems and shows their enormous role in shaping the modern world order. It is meant to be thematic and suggestive, offering arguments and information to serve as a starting point for discussion and exploration.

 

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book readers will be able to:

• Understand how large empires grew
• Describe the structures of imperial power
• Understand the hard side of modern empires:
  • Their ideological underpinnings
  • The practical techniques used by colonial authorities and their military
  • Their economic and political goals
• Explore the enormous cultural and social impact of colonial systems on the everyday lives of people in today’s world

Douglas Northrop
Douglas Northrop is an associate professor in the departments of history and Near Eastern studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of Veiled Empire: Gender and Power in Stalinist Central Asia (Cornell University Press, 2004), which won both the W. Bruce Lincoln Prize and Heldt Prize. Northrop has also published articles in Slavic Review and Russian Review, to name a few. Northrop specializes in the modern history of Central Asia, but also focuses his writing and teaching on world history, environmental history, and the cultural aspects of modern colonialism.