Colonization: A Global History

ISBN-13: 9780415140072 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 416 str.

Marc Ferro;Marc Ferro

Opis

This volume is a synthesis and analysis of colonialism from its origins to the present. Marc Ferro gives comparative coverage of all the European colonial powers (including Russia), as well as Arab, Turk and Japanese colonialism. In addition, he presents perspectives from the ex-colonies, offering an alternative to the conventional Euro-centric view. He emphasizes the social and cultural aspects of colonization, and looks at the new types of societies and economies to which it gave birth. The book also covers decolonization, and the author looks at how the globalization of the world economy has affected independence movements up to the present day.

This is an extremely wide-ranging and interdisciplinary survey of colonization from its origins to the post-colonial world. Original and lively, it offers the student:
* a wide focus featuring Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Japan and the USSR
* an interpretation drawn from cultural and social history, with sections on myth, literature, film and philosophy
* constant reference to implications for the present world situation
* a comprehensive synthesis of the background, context and expansion of colonization
* a comparative thematic discussion of the impact of imperialism
* extensive coverage and analysis of decolonization.

Very simply, a key publication for the study of colonization.

Spis treści

1 COLONIZATION OR IMPERIALISM 2 THE INITIATIVES 3 CONFLICTS FOR AN EMPIRE 4 A NEW RACE OF SOCIETIES 5 ROSE-COLOURED LEGEND AND PITCH-BLACK LEGEND 6 THE VISION OF THE VANQUISHED 7 THE MOVEMENTS FOR COLONIST-INDEPENDENCE 8 LEAVEN AND LEVERS 9 INDEPENDENCE OR REVOLUTION 10 LIBERATION OR DECOLONIZATION 11 DECOLONIZATION HALTED

O autorze

Marc Ferro