Patterns of empire : the British and American empires, 1688 to the present / Julian Go.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Go, Julian, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

Great Britain--Foreign relations.

Great Britain.

United States--Territorial expansion.

Great Britain--Territorial expansion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 286 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Patterns of Empire comprehensively examines the two most powerful empires in modern history: the United States and Britain. Challenging the popular theory that the American empire is unique, Patterns of Empire shows how the policies, practices, forms and historical dynamics of the American empire repeat those of the British, leading up to the present climate of economic decline, treacherous intervention in the Middle East and overextended imperial confidence. A critical exercise in revisionist history and comparative social science, this book also offers a challenging theory of empire that recognizes the agency of non-Western peoples, the impact of global fields and the limits of imperial power.

Contents:

Introduction

Imperial paths to power

Colonial rules

Hegemonies and empires

Imperial forms, global fields

Weary Titans : declining powers, new imperialisms

The dynamics of imperialism

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-15305-6

1-107-22892-1

1-283-34116-6

1-139-16061-3

9786613341167

0-511-99655-1

1-139-16161-X

1-139-15604-7

1-139-15780-9

1-139-15956-9

OCLC:

767502517