Uncertain dimensions : western overseas empires in the twentieth century
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
Print Book, English, ©1985
University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, ©1985
History
xv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780816613083, 9780816613090, 0816613087, 0816613095
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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
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