Origins of Colonialism - Why Geography Mattered

Historians explain the eighteenth-century origin of European colonialism in Asia either with the profile of the merchants or an argument about uneven power. This Element suggests that the environment was an important factor, too.

Sommario

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Escaping famines in the seventeenth century; 3. Forging connections in the eighteenth century; 4. Creating cities in the nineteenth century; 5. Beyond India; Appendix: change of place names; References.

Riassunto

Historians explain the eighteenth-century origin of European colonialism in Asia either with the profile of the merchants or an argument about uneven power. This Element suggests that the environment was an important factor, too.

Prefazione

The distinct environment of the tropical coastlands explains why a European empire emerge from oceanic trade and not from inland.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tirthankar Roy, Tirthankar (London School of Economics and Po Roy, Roy Tirthankar
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009524193
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0952419-3
• Pagine: 100
• Serie: Elements in Economic History
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; British Empire, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, India, Economic history, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, General and world history