Imperialism and Colonialism - Essays on the History of European Expansion

List of contents

Preface
Colonialism
Colonial Wars: An Introduction
Colonial Wars and Armed Peace, 1871-1914: A Reconnaissance
Knowledge Is Power: Some Remarks on Colonialism and Science
The Netherlands as a Colonial Model
Imperialism
The Debate on French Imperialism, 1960-1975
The Giant That Was a Dwarf or: The Strange Case of Dutch Imperialism
The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885: Myths and Realities
The Netherlands and the Partition of Africa
Decolonialization and After
Toward a History of Decolonialization
Post-Imperial Holland
Overseas History, 1945-1995
Overseas History in the Netherlands after the Second World War
Notes
Index

About the author

H.L. WESSELING is Professor of General History in the University of Leiden, Holland, and Director of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS).

Product details

• Authors: H. Wesseling, Wesseling H. L.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.1997
• EAN: 9780313304316
• ISBN: 978-0-313-30431-6
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, world history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Colonialism and imperialism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence