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Uncertain dimensions : western overseas empires in the twentieth century / / Raymond F. Betts



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Autore: Betts Raymond F Visualizza persona
Titolo: Uncertain dimensions : western overseas empires in the twentieth century / / Raymond F. Betts Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8166-8206-2
0-8166-1309-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778387203321
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Serie: Europe and the world in the Age of Expansion ; ; 10.