The Ashgate research companion to modern imperial histories
Spanning the era of modern imperial history from the early sixteenth century to the present, it challenges both the rather insular focuses on specific experiences, and gives due attention to imperial formations outside the West including the Russian, Japanese, Mughal, Ottoman and Chinese.
| Други автори: | Levine, Philippa., Marriott, John, 1944- |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2012.
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| Серия: |
Ashgate research companion.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=451800 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Ashgate research companion to modern imperial histories. |
| Резюме: |
Spanning the era of modern imperial history from the early sixteenth century to the present, it challenges both the rather insular focuses on specific experiences, and gives due attention to imperial formations outside the West including the Russian, Japanese, Mughal, Ottoman and Chinese. Taking a broad, comparative approach to imperial experiences, this volume provides an authoritative survey of the latest research into the histories of modern empires. The focus is on the era of modern imperial history dating approximately from the early sixteenth century to the present. Such a periodization enables the volume to include the European experience of imperial expansion and settlement, important historical experiences outside the west such as those of Russia, Japan and China, the collapse of European empires attendant on decolonization in the post World War II period, and the cont. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xx, 738 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-711) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781409445906 1409445909 1784020095 9781784020095 |