Colonialism: An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia [3 volumes] - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576073351 ISBN 13: 9781576073353

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2003

Synopsis

The most exhaustive reference work available on this critical subject in world history, focusing on the politics, economy, culture, and society of both colonizers and colonized.

· 600 entries covering ideologies, religions, theory, geography, imperial nations, colonies, colonized regions, ethnic groups, individuals, and treaties

· Contributions from an international team of academic experts in history, political science, economics, sociology, and other social sciences

· A collection of documents representing each imperial power as well as primary sources relating to multiple empires and areas of the world to provide a deeper understanding of the processes of colonialism, which encompassed virtually the entire globe

· Extensive chronologies of various imperial empires (Austro-Hungarian, Belgian, British, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Ottoman, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Russian, and United States) provide context for the diverse entries

About this title

Book Description:

Crisis in Afghanistan. War in the Balkans. Famine in Africa. To understand today's trouble spots is to understand colonialism's legacy. For half a millennium, virtually the entire world came under the sway of empire. Critical to the rise of capitalism and even democracy, colonialism also sowed the seeds of poverty and instability around the globe.

About the Author:

Melvin E. Page, PhD, is professor of history at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1576073351
• ISBN 13: 9781576073353
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1264
• Editor: Page Melvin E.