Description |
320 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-318) and index. |
Contents |
The Ottoman Empire: a resilient polity / Nicholas Doumanis -- Spain: the genealogy of modern colonialism / Josep Fradera -- Portugal: empire-building in the old world and the new / Jill Dias -- The Netherlands: a small country with imperial ambitions / Esther Captain, Guno Jones -- Scandinavia: an outsider in European imperialism / Knud J.V. Jespersen -- Britain: ruling the waves / Kirsten McKenzie -- France: empire and the mere-pattie / Jacques Fremeaux -- Russia: the two empires / Graeme Gill -- Austria-Hungary: the making of central Europe / Walter Sauer -- Belgium: the single-colony empire / Jean-Luc Vellut -- Germany: the latecomer / Joachim Zeller -- Italy: the last empire / Irma Taddia -- The United States: empire as a way of life? / Frank Schumacher |
Subject |
History, Modern.
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Imperialism.
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Added Author |
Aldrich, Robert, 1954-
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ISBN |
0500251363 |
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9780500251362 |
Standard No. |
NZ1 11584659 |
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