Colonialism

ISBN-13: 9781405846301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 198 str.

Norrie MacQueen

Opis

A lively, accessible look at how the colonial policies and practices of a few European countries in the 19th century have had such a profound impact on the 21st.

• A compact accessible guide to the intricacies of colonialism in the 19th and 20th centuries and its impact on the future.

• Provides a fresh interpretation of controversial events.

• engages with an open mind the argument that colonialism accelerated modernization and development.

• Includes an interesting discussion of the relationship between today's "humanitarian intervention" as apposed to the traditional colonialist ides of "the civilizing mission."

O autorze

Norrie MacQueen is a senior lecturer in international relations at the University of Dundee. He has lived, worked and travelled extensively throughout the colonial and post-colonial world. He is the author of many books including The Decolonization of Portuguese Africa (1997) and Peacekeeping and the International System (2006).