Greed and guns : imperial origins of the developing world / Atul Kohli, Princeton University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohli, Atul, author.

Series:

Elements in the politics of development, 2515-1584.

Cambridge elements. Elements in the politics of development, 2515-1584

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--Economic aspects--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Imperialism.

Imperialism--Economic aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Politics and government--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

United States--Politics and government--History--19th century.

United States.

Great Britain--Politics and government--History--20th century.

United States--Politics and government--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (78 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This Element studies the causes and the consequences of modern imperialism. The focus is on British and US imperialism in the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries respectively. The dynamics of both formal and informal empires are analyzed. The argument is that imperialism is moved mainly by the desire of major powers to enhance their national economic prosperity. They do so by undermining sovereignty in peripheral countries and establishing open economic access. The impact on the countries of the periphery tends to be negative. In a world of states, then, national sovereignty is an economic asset. Since imperialism seeks to limit the exercise of sovereign power by subject people, there tends to be an inverse relationship between imperialism and development: the less control a state has over its own affairs, the less likely it is that the people of that state will experience economic progress.

Contents:

Why imperialists imperialize

Strategies of imperialism

Impact of imperialism.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Oct 2022).

ISBN:

1-009-19977-3

1-009-19978-1

1-009-19975-7

OCLC:

1376932625