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Available
Publication
Oxford University Press (2002), Edition: 1, 160 pages
Description
What has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics? Does America and its allies, transnational companies, or the forces of 'globalization' constitute a new imperial system? This is a lively account of the concept of 'empire', 'imperialism', and 'colonialism'.
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ISBN
0192802232 / 9780192802231
User reviews
LibraryThing member Rudolf
Good and quite up-to-date concerning modern European imperialism; fails to take into account however that from a world historical point of view empire is predominantly a premodern and non-European phenomenon.