Description
Book SynopsisColonialism: A Global History interprets colonialism as an unequal relationship characterised by displacement and domination, and reveals the ways in which this relationship has been constitutive of global modernity.
The volume focuses on colonialism's dynamism, adaptability, and resilience. It appraises a number of successive global colonial waves', each constituting a specific form of colonial domination, each different from the previous ones, each affecting different locales at different times, and each characterised by a particular method of exploiting colonised populations and territories. Outlining a succession of distinct colonising conjunctures, and the ways in which they washed over' what is today understood as the Global South', shaping and reshaping institutions and prompting diverse responses from colonised communities, Colonialism: A Global History also outlines the contemporary relevance of this unequal relation. Overall, it provides an original d
Table of Contents
Introduction: Approaching Colonial Phenomena, 1. Europe’s Expansion – The First and the Second Wave, 2. The Atlantic Slave Trade, 3. The Mercantilist Colonial Empires, 4. Empire by Settlers – The Third Wave, 5. The Imperialism of Free Trade – The Fourth Wave, 6. The Imperialist Scramble – The Fifth Wave, 7. The Last Wave? High Imperialism and Fascist Aggression, 8. The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1868-1945, 9. Decolonisation: Conceded or Conquered?, 10. Conclusion: Colonial Legacies – Underdevelopment and Postcolonial Violence
