Colonialism

A Theoretical Overview

Jurgen Osterhammel, Shelley L. Frisch, Robert Tignor

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Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
30 April 2005

Colonialism & imperialism; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism

""Osterhammel's book represents a new approach to the subject. The concise but sweeping study encompasses the process of colonization and decolonization from the early modern period to the twentieth century. ""Virtually all other studies to date have looked at strategies of colonial conquest, exploitation, and rule from the imperial point of view. Osterhammel shows that the colonial situation developed in ways that duplicated neither the metropolis nor the pre-colonial society, but instead blended these and added a new direction characteristic only of colonial realms. He emphasizes that the Europeans were normally not considered dangerous invaders by local populations until they threatened the traditional cultures with missionaries, European schools, and bureaucracy.

By: Jurgen Osterhammel
Introduction by: Robert Tignor
Translated by: Shelley L. Frisch
Imprint: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781558763401
ISBN 10: 1558763406
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 30 April 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Colonialism: A Theoretical Overview

"""A conviction of imperial cultural superiority gave modern colonialism an aggressive turn. The result was ethnic and social stratification in the colonial society, even when colonists took over the pre-colonial administration and society as the British did in India."" - Midwest Book Review"""