Geographies of empire
Subtitle: European empires and colonies, c. 1880-1960
By: Robin A. Butlin.
Series: Cambridge studies in historical geography
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 673
ISBN-13: 9780521800426
Subjects: Military history, Modern -- 19th century; Military history, Modern -- 20th century; Europe -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century; Europe -- Colonies -- History -- 20th century; Europe -- History, Military
Description: "How did the major European imperial powers and indigenous populations experience imperialism and colonisation in the period 1880-1960? The author provides a comprehensive overview of the experiences of individual European imperial powers - British, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, German and Italian - and the reactions of indigenous peoples. He explores the complex processes and discourses of colonialism, conquest and resistance from the height of empire through to decolonisation and sets these within the dynamics of the globalisation of political and economic power systems. He sheds new light on variations in the timing, nature and locations of European colonisations and on key themes such as exploration and geographical knowledge; maps and mapping; demographics; land seizure and environmental modification; transport and communications; and resistance and independence movements. In so doing, he makes a major contribution to our understanding of colonisation and the end of empire."--Global Books in Print.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.