LEADER 02763nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910814606903321 005 20230314213938.0 010 $a0-8166-8206-2 010 $a0-8166-1309-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479266 035 $a(EBL)316609 035 $a(OCoLC)182732732 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000263894 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205184 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263894 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10283373 035 $a(PQKB)11579142 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC316609 035 $a(OCoLC)230204765 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse39979 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL316609 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10194339 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL525971 035 $a(OCoLC)437191373 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479266 100 $a19840829h19851985 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUncertain dimensions $ewestern overseas empires in the twentieth century /$fRaymond F. Betts 210 1$aMinneapolis :$cUniversity of Minnesota Press,$d1985. 210 4$aŠ1985 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 263 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aEurope and the world in the Age of Expansion ;$vv. 10 311 0 $a0-8166-1308-7 320 $aIncludes bibliography and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction: The Setting; Chapter 1 Empires at War; Chapter 2 Colonial Rule and Administration; Chapter 3 Imperial Designs: Technology and Economic Development; Chapter 4 Colonial Cities; Chapter 5 Voices of Protest; Chapter 6 The End of Empire; Aftermath; Bibliographical Note; Notes; Index 330 $aUncertain Dimensions was first published in 1985. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. World War I battered the Western imperial systems and destroyed one, that of Germany, but it did not sound the death knell of an empire. The ""scramble"" for overseas territory ha reached a virtual conclusion shortly before the war; afterwards, the main business of empire was to ensure a pax colonia: the often contradictory goals of a stable government and 410 0$aEurope and the world in the Age of Expansion ;$v10. 606 $aColonies$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aImperialism$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aColonies$xHistory 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory 676 $a325/.3/09 700 $aBetts$b Raymond F$0242939 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814606903321 996 $aUncertain dimensions$9619196 997 $aUNINA