Tensions of Empire
Subtitle: Colonial Cultures in a Bourgeois World
Contributors: Frederick Cooper (Editor); Ann Laura Stoler (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: February 6, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 463
ISBN-13: 9780520206052
Subjects: African history; Colonization & independence; Social history; World history: c 1500 to c 1750; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; History, Modern; Europe - General; History - General History; World - General; Science/Mathematics; Africa; Imperialism; Social Science / Anthropology / General; 20th century; Modern - General; 19th century; History
Description: Starting with the premise that Europe was made by its imperial projects as much as colonial encounters were shaped by events and conflicts in Europe, this volume investigates metropolitan-colonial relationships. It shows how "civilizing missions" often provided new sites for a bourgeois order.