Patterns of Empire - The British and American Empires, 1688 to the Present

Informationen zum Autor Julian Go is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University. He is also a Faculty Affiliate in Asian Studies and New England and American Studies at Boston University. He is editor of the journal Political Power and Social Theory. He is a former Academy Scholar at Harvard University's Academy for International and Area Studies. His first book, American Empire and the Politics of Meaning, won the Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book from the American Sociological Association and was a finalist for a Philippines National Book Award. His other books include The American Colonial State in the Philippines: Global Perspectives, which he co-edited and More American Than We Admit: The Influence of American Culture on the Philippines, which he edited. Klappentext Shows how the policies, practices, forms and historical dynamics of the American empire repeat those of the British empire. Zusammenfassung Examines the two most powerful empires in modern history: the United States and Britain. The book shows how the policies! practices! forms and historical dynamics of the American empire repeat those of the British! leading up to the present economic and political climate. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Imperial paths to power; 2. Colonial rules; 3. Hegemonies and empires; 4. Imperial forms, global fields; 5. Weary titans: declining powers, new imperialism; 6. The dynamics of imperialism.

Product details

• Authors: Julian Go, Julian (Boston University) Go, Go Julian
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9781107600782
• ISBN: 978-1-107-60078-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, British Empire, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, c 1500 onwards to present day, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, Colonialism and imperialism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History of the Americas, HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance