European Colonialism since 1700
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This masterful synthesis provides a much-needed, complete survey of European colonialism from 1700 to decolonization in the twentieth century. Written by an award-winning author, this advanced undergraduate and graduate level textbook bridges, for the first time, the early modern Atlantic empires and the later Asian and African empires of 'high imperialism'. Viewing colonialism as a phenomenon of contact between Europe and the rest of the world, the author takes an 'entangled histories' approach, considering the surprising ways in which the…
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Key features
- The only textbook to offer a complete survey of the major European empires from 1700 onwards; most textbooks on European colonialism focus on a single empire
- Allows students to compare and contrast the major Atlantic, Asian and African colonies of the early modern and 'high imperialism' periods
- Written by an award-winning author, whose previous book won the Laurence Wylie Prize for superior scholarship
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139027762
- Series New Approaches to European History
- Subjects Area Studies,European History after 1450,European Studies,History,Regional History after 1500
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 30 September 2013
- ISBN: 9780521518703
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.6kg
- Contains: 11 b/w illus. 4 maps
- Page extent: 324 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 23 September 2013
- ISBN: 9780521741712
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.52kg
- Contains: 11 b/w illus. 4 maps
- Page extent: 320 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 12 September 2018
- ISBN: 9781139027762
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