Imperialism In The Twentieth Century

Author : John Smith
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583675793

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Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century by John Smith Pdf

Winner of the first Paul A. Baran-Paul M. Sweezy Memorial Award for an original monograph concerned with the political economy of imperialism, John Smith's Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century is a seminal examination of the relationship between the core capitalist countries and the rest of the world in the age of neoliberal globalization.Deploying a sophisticated Marxist methodology, Smith begins by tracing the production of certain iconic commodities-the T-shirt, the cup of coffee, and the iPhone-and demonstrates how these generate enormous outflows of money from the countries of the Global South to transnational corporations headquartered in the core capitalist nations of the Global North. From there, Smith draws on his empirical findings to powerfully theorize the current shape of imperialism. He argues that the core capitalist countries need no longer rely on military force and colonialism (although these still occur) but increasingly are able to extract profits from workers in the Global South through market mechanisms and, by aggressively favoring places with lower wages, the phenomenon of labor arbitrage. Meticulously researched and forcefully argued, Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century is a major contribution to the theorization and critique of global capitalism.

Author : A.P. Thornton
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1349041831

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Imperialism in the Twentieth Century by A.P. Thornton Pdf

Author : Archibald P. Thornton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0783729146

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Imperialism in the Twentieth Century by Archibald P. Thornton Pdf

Author : Archibald Paton Thornton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Imperialism
ISBN : 0333248481

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Imperialism in the Twentieth Century by Archibald Paton Thornton Pdf

Author : Woodruff D. Smith
Publisher : Chicago : Nelson-Hall
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015027239865

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European Imperialism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Woodruff D. Smith Pdf

This is a small book on a very large subject. It is written for the general reader and for students who want an overview of modern European imperialism and an indication of some of the major issues with which historians of imperialism are currently concerned. Obviously, such a book cannot go into detail on any aspect of the subject. I have attempted wherever possible to use particular cases of imperialism to represent larger phenomena that occurred in many different places and at different times. I have also included references to important works on the subjects discussed in each section of the book; preference has been given to recently published studies and to those in English which are most likely to be available to the reader. Although the book is not purely a narrative and is organized around a number of theses, the presentation of the theses is necessarily abbreviated and the support for them incomplete. They should be considered as means of structuring the material; fuller exposition must awaith future publications. - Preface.

Author : Bryna Goodman,David S. G. Goodman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415687980

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Twentieth-century Colonialism and China by Bryna Goodman,David S. G. Goodman Pdf

Colonialism in China was a piecemeal agglomeration that achieved its greatest extent in the first half of the twentieth century, the last edifices falling at the close of the century. The diversity of these colonial arrangements across China's landscape defies systematic characterization. This book investigates the complexities and subtleties of colonialism in China during the first half of the twentieth century. In particular, the contributors examine the interaction between localities and forces of globalization that shaped the particular colonial experiences characterizing much of China's experience at this time. In the process it is clear that an emphasis on interaction, synergy and hybridity can add much to an understanding of colonialism in Twentieth Century China based on the simple binaries of colonizer and colonized, of aggressor and victim, and of a one-way transfer of knowledge and social understanding. To provide some kind of order to the analysis, the chapters in this volume deal in separate sections with colonial institutions of hybridity, colonialism in specific settings, the social biopolitics of colonialism, colonial governance, and Chinese networks in colonial environments. Bringing together an international team of experts, Twentieth Century Colonialism and China is an essential resource for students and scholars of modern Chinese history and colonialism and imperialism.

Author : Caroline Elkins,Susan Pedersen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136077463

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Settler Colonialism in the Twentieth Century by Caroline Elkins,Susan Pedersen Pdf

Postcolonial states and metropolitan societies still grapple today with the divisive and difficult legacies unleashed by settler colonialism. Whether they were settled for trade or geopolitical reasons, these settler communities had in common their shaping of landholding, laws, and race relations in colonies throughout the world. By looking at the detail of settlements in the twentieth century--from European colonial projects in Africa and expansionist efforts by the Japanese in Korea and Manchuria, to the Germans in Poland and the historical trajectories of Israel/Palestine and South Africa--and analyzing the dynamics set in motion by these settlers, the contributors to this volume establish points of comparison to offer a new framework for understanding the character and fate of twentieth-century empires.

Author : Robert Thomas Tierney
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520961593

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Monster of the Twentieth Century by Robert Thomas Tierney Pdf

This extended monograph examines the work of the radical journalist Kotoku Shusui and Japan’s anti-imperialist movement of the early twentieth century. It includes the first English translation of Imperialism (Teikokushugi), Kotoku’s classic 1901 work. Kotoku Shusui was a Japanese socialist, anarchist, and critic of Japan’s imperial expansionism who was executed in 1911 for his alleged participation in a plot to kill the emperor. His Imperialism was one of the first systematic criticisms of imperialism published anywhere in the world. In this seminal text, Kotoku condemned global imperialism as the commandeering of politics by national elites and denounced patriotism and militarism as the principal causes of imperialism. In addition to translating Imperialism, Robert Tierney offers an in-depth study of Kotoku’s text and of the early anti-imperialist movement he led. Tierney places Kotoku’s book within the broader context of early twentieth-century debates on the nature and causes of imperialism. He also presents a detailed account of the different stages of the Japanese anti-imperialist movement. Monster of the Twentieth Century constitutes a major contribution to the intellectual history of modern Japan and to the comparative study of critiques of capitalism and colonialism.

Author : Woodruff D. Smith
Publisher : Chicago : Nelson-Hall
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037428633

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European Imperialism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Woodruff D. Smith Pdf

This is a small book on a very large subject. It is written for the general reader and for students who want an overview of modern European imperialism and an indication of some of the major issues with which historians of imperialism are currently concerned. Obviously, such a book cannot go into detail on any aspect of the subject. I have attempted wherever possible to use particular cases of imperialism to represent larger phenomena that occurred in many different places and at different times. I have also included references to important works on the subjects discussed in each section of the book; preference has been given to recently published studies and to those in English which are most likely to be available to the reader. Although the book is not purely a narrative and is organized around a number of theses, the presentation of the theses is necessarily abbreviated and the support for them incomplete. They should be considered as means of structuring the material; fuller exposition must awaith future publications. - Preface.

Author : Joseph Hodge,Gerald Hodl,Martina Kopf
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526110862

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Developing Africa by Joseph Hodge,Gerald Hodl,Martina Kopf Pdf

This book investigates development in British, French and Portuguese colonial Africa during the last decades of colonial rule. During this period, development became the central concept underpinning the relationship between metropolitan Europe and colonial Africa. Combining historiographical accounts with analyses from other academic viewpoints, this book investigates a range of contexts, from agriculture to mass media. With its focus on the conceptual side of development and its broad geographical scope, it offers new and unique perspectives. An extensive introduction contextualises the individual chapters and makes the book an up-to-date point of entry into the subject of colonial development, not only for a specialist readership, but also for students of history, development and postcolonial studies. Written by scholars from Africa, Europe and North America, Developing Africa is a uniquely international dialogue on this vital chapter of twentieth-century transnational history.

Author : Peter Cain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781000560664

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The Empire and its Critics, 1899-1939 by Peter Cain Pdf

The eight books reprinted in this set played an important role in defining attitudes and expectations about imperialism on the British Left in the twentieth century. They are vital in understanding the transition from the liberal anti-imperialism of the nineteenth century to the more overtly socialist critiques of the twentieth.

Author : Atul Kohli
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190069629

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Imperialism and the Developing World by Atul Kohli Pdf

How did Western imperialism shape the developing world? In Imperialism and the Developing World, Atul Kohli tackles this question by analyzing British and American influence on Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America from the age of the British East India Company to the most recent U.S. war in Iraq. He argues that both Britain and the U.S. expanded to enhance their national economic prosperity, and shows how Anglo-American expansionism hurt economic development in poor parts of the world. To clarify the causes and consequences of modern imperialism, Kohli first explains that there are two kinds of empires and analyzes the dynamics of both. Imperialism can refer to a formal, colonial empire such as Britain in the 19th century or an informal empire, wielding significant influence but not territorial control, such as the U.S. in the 20th century. Kohli contends that both have repeatedly undermined the prospects of steady economic progress in the global periphery, though to different degrees. Time and again, the pursuit of their own national economic prosperity led Britain and the U.S. to expand into peripheral areas of the world. Limiting the sovereignty of other states-and poor and weak states on the periphery in particular-was the main method of imperialism. For the British and American empires, this tactic ensured that peripheral economies would stay open and accessible to Anglo-American economic interests. Loss of sovereignty, however, greatly hurt the life chances of people living in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. As Kohli lays bare, sovereignty is an economic asset; it is a precondition for the emergence of states that can foster prosperous and inclusive industrial societies.

Author : Rajen Harshé
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Imperialism
ISBN : 8170366100

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Twentieth Century Imperialism by Rajen Harshé Pdf

This Book Studies Imperialism Both Within And Beyond The Conventional Parameters Of Capitalism. It Probes Various Related Concepts--Including Colonialism And Neo-Colonialism, Sub-Imperialism, Hegemony (In A Gramscian Sense) And Social Imperialism--In Order To Assess Their Theoretical And Empirical Validity In The Context Of The Third World.

Author : Bouda Etemad
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845453381

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Possessing the World by Bouda Etemad Pdf

Based on an impressive body of information and data, this volume recounts the history of five continents over a long stretch of time and in a comparative approach. From the beginning of European expansion the question was posed: what were the "empire tools" that gave Europe its military superiority, even before the industrial revolution? What was it that enabled Europeans to withstand life-threatening tropical diseases and to control indigenous populations? This book gives a fresh and wide-ranging view of the construction and collapse of the modern colonial empires of Europe, the United States of America and Japan.

Author : Bonnie Effros,Guolong Lai
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781938770616

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Unmasking Ideology in Imperial and Colonial Archaeology by Bonnie Effros,Guolong Lai Pdf

This volume addresses the entanglement between archaeology, imperialism, colonialism, capitalism, and war. Popular sentiment in the West has tended to embrace the adventure rather than ponder the legacy of archaeological explorers; allegations by imperial powers of "discovering" archaeological sites or "saving" world heritage from neglect or destruction have often provided the pretext for expanding political influence. Consequently, citizens have often fallen victim to the imperial war machine, seeing their lands confiscated, their artifacts looted, and the ancient remains in their midst commercialized. Spanning the globe with case studies from East Asia, Siberia, Australia, North and South America, Europe, and Africa, sixteen contributions written by archaeologists, art historians, and historians from four continents offer unusual breadth and depth in the assessment of various claims to patrimonial heritage, contextualized by the imperial and colonial ventures of the last two centuries and their postcolonial legacy.