Uncertain dimensions : western overseas empires in the twentieth century / / Raymond F. Betts
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| Autore: |
Betts Raymond F
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| Titolo: |
Uncertain dimensions : western overseas empires in the twentieth century / / Raymond F. Betts
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| Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 1985 |
| ©1985 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xv, 263 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 325/.3/09 |
| Soggetto topico: | Colonies - History - 20th century |
| Imperialism - History - 20th century | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliography and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Uncertain 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Uncertain dimensions |
| ISBN: | 0-8166-8206-2 |
| 0-8166-1309-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778387203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Europe and the world in the Age of Expansion ; ; 10.