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The dynamics of global dominance : European overseas empires, 1415-1980 / David B. Abernethy.
LIBRA D210 .A19 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abernethy, David B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colonies.
- Territorial expansion.
- Europe--Territorial expansion.
- Europe.
- Europe--Colonies.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 524 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- In advancing a theory of imperialism that includes European and non-European actors, and in analyzing economic, social, and cultural as well as political dimensions of empire, Abernethy helps account for Europe's long occupation of the global center stage. He also sheds light on key features of today's postcolonial world and the legacies of empire, concluding with an insightful approach to the moral evaluation of colonialism. Illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-504) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300073046
- OCLC:
- 44089394
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