Colonial Encounters in the Age of High Imperialism
Colonial Encounters in the Age of High Imperialism is the first book in the Longman World History Series, edited by Michael Adas. This title examines the world-transforming experience of Western imperialism during the period from 1870 to 1914. Case studies focus specifically on Belgium and the Congo, Hawaii and the United States, and India and Britain and examine the experiences of both colonizers and colonized, men and women, elite officials and faceless laborers.
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Colonial Encounters in the Age of High Imperialism is the first book in the Longman World History Series, edited by Michael Adas. This title examines the world-transforming experience of Western imperialism during the period from 1870 to 1914. Case studies focus specifically on Belgium and the Congo, Hawaii and the United States, and India and Britain and examine the experiences of both colonizers and colonized, men and women, elite officials and faceless laborers.
Maps and IllustrationsSeries Editor's PrefaceAuthor's PrefaceIntroductionCh. 1The Last Wave: Europe's Conquest of Africa, 1880-19001Ch. 2The Heart of Imperial Darkness: King Leopold's Congo33Ch. 3Patterns and Contexts: Colonizing Technologies65Ch. 4Islands of Manifest Destiny: America in Hawaii73Ch. 5Patterns and Contexts: Imperial Diasporas103Ch. 6Imperium Et Libertas: Conflicting Ideologies In British India, 1875-1900113Ch. 7Patterns and Contexts: Women as Colonizers and Colonized146Conclusion157Acknowledgments162Glossary163Index166
