The Colonial World

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A History of European Empires, 1780s to the Present

By Professor Robert Aldrich and Dr Andreas Stucki

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The Colonial World: A History of European Empires, 1780s to the Present offers an authoritative and comprehensive overview of European imperialism. It traces the development and decline of European empires from the early 1700s onward, synthesising recent scholarship and new perspectives. The authors explore distinct eras of colonisation and decolonisation, key themes such as 'land and sea' and 'the body', and present global case studies including Peru, India, the South Pacific, the Dutch East Indies, and the Portuguese empire in Africa. The book also examines the enduring legacies of colonialism in modern times.
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Ideal for students, educators, and readers interested in the history of European imperialism, colonialism, and decolonisation. Suitable for those seeking an in-depth, scholarly yet accessible examination of the subject, including researchers and academic libraries.

An authoritative history of modern European empires which covers: eras of colonisation and decolonisation; transnational themes in colonialism; and ‘snapshots’ of particular colonies at key moments.

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The Colonial World: A History of European Empires, 1780s to the Present provides the most authoritative, in-depth overview on European imperialism available. It synthesises recent developments in the study of European empires and provides new perspectives on European colonialism and the challenges to it.

With a post-1800 focus and extensive background coverage tracing the subject to the early 1700s, the book charts the rise and eclipse of European empires. Robert Aldrich and Andreas Stucki integrate innovative approaches and findings from the 'new imperial history' and look at both the colonial era and the legacies it left behind for countries around the world after they gained independence.

Dividing the text into three complementary sections, Aldrich and Stucki offer an original approach to the subject that allows you to explore:

Different eras of colonisation and decolonisation from early modern European colonialism to the present day
Overarching themes in colonial history, such as 'land and sea', 'the body', and 'representations of colonialism'
A global range of snapshot colonial case studies, such as Peru (1780), India (1876), The South Pacific (1903), the Dutch East Indies (1938), and the Portuguese empire in Africa (1971)

This is the essential text for anyone seeking to understand the nature and complexities of modern European imperialism and its aftermath.

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A highly praised work, regarded as valuable for libraries in both secondary and tertiary education. It has been described as a masterly account filled with fresh insights and engaging arguments. Reviewers highlight its innovative structure and the authors’ skill in making a vast topic accessible and alive with precise historical focus. This is a recommended history of the colonial world relevant to present-day understandings.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350092402

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 8 Maps

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 850g

Pages: 552

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Dr Andreas Stucki Education & Reference European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Professor Robert Aldrich

About the Author

Robert Aldrich is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Sydney, Australia. His works on colonial history include Vestiges of the Colonial Empire in France: Monuments, Museums and Colonial Memories (2005), Cultural Encounters and Homosexuality in Sri Lanka: Sex and Serendipity (2014), and Banished Potentates: Dethroning and Exiling Indigenous Monarchs under British and French Colonial Rule, 1815-1955 (2018). He is the co-author (with John Connell) of The Ends of Empire: The Last Colonies Revisited (2020), and co-editor (with Kirsten McKenzie) of The Routledge History of Western Empires (2014) and co-editor (with Cindy McCreery) of Crowns and Colonies: European Monarchies and Overseas Empires (2016), Royals on Tour: Politics, Pageantry and Colonialism (2018), and Monarchies and Decolonisation in Asia (2020).

Andreas Stucki is Ludwig and Margarethe Quidde Fellow at the German Historical Institute in Rome, Italy. He specialises in Caribbean and Iberian history of the nineteenth and twentieth century. He is the author of Violence and Gender in Africa’s Iberian Colonies: Feminizing the Portuguese and Spanish Empire, 1950s-1970s (2019) and of a monograph on the social history of the Cuban Wars of Independence, published in German in 2012 and in Spanish in 2017 (Aufstand und Zwangsumsiedlung: Die kubanischen Unabhängigkeitskriege, 1868-1898; Las Guerras de Cuba: Una historia de violencia y campos de concentración).