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  • Cultivating the Colonies

    Colonial States and their Environmental Legacies

    Edición de Christina Folke Ax, Niels Brimnes, Niklas Thode Jensen, Karen Oslund ...
    Series Libro 12 - Research in International Studies, Global and Comparative Studies
    The essays collected in Cultivating the Colonies demonstrate how the relationship between colonial power and nature revealsthe nature of power. Each essay explores how colonial governments translated ideas about the management of exoticnature and foreign people into practice, and how they literally “got their hands dirty” in the business of empire.The eleven essays include studies of animal ... Leer más

    $41.39 USD

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  • Imagined Communities

    Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism

    de Benedict Anderson ...
    **This world-famous work on the origins and development of nationalism examines what drives people to live, die, and kill in the name of nations.“One of the greatest.” —London Review of Books“Anderson transformed the study of nationalism.” —The New York Times“Boldly original.” —Guardian**The full magnitude of Benedict Anderson’s intellectual achievement is still being appreciated and debated. ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The French Intifada

    The Long War Between France and Its Arabs

    de Andrew Hussey ...
    This provocative look at France's relationship with the Arab world offers a "bracing mix of journalism and history [that] couldn't be more timely" (Mitchell Cohen, The New York Times Book Review).To fully understand the social and political pressures wracking contemporary France—and, indeed, all of Europe—we must look beyond domestic issues. Unemployment, economic stagnation, and social ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD

  • Robin Van Persie

    The Biography

    de Andy Lloyd-Williams ...
    Robin van Persie is one of the most talented players in world football today. An intelligent playmaker and deadly striker, he brings creativity and intelligence to Arsenal's forward line and is the first name on the Netherlands team sheet. Signed by Arsene Wenger in the summer of 2004 with a view to replace Dutch legend Dennis Bergkamp, Van Persie quickly established himself as an integral part of ... Leer más

    $5.39 USD

  • Stuffed and Starved

    The Hidden Battle for the World Food System - Revised and Updated

    de Raj Patel ...
    Completely updated and revised edition of one of the most widely-praised food books of recent years.It’s a perverse fact of modern life: There are more starving people in the world than ever before, while there are also more people who are overweight.To find out how we got to this point and what we can do about it, Raj Patel launched a comprehensive investigation into the global food network. It ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • The Fortunes of Africa

    A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor

    de Martin Meredith ...
    A "gripping" (Booklist) and "richly detailed" (Kirkus Reviews) history of the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treasures from Africa and its people.Africa has been coveted for its rich natural resources ever since the era of the Pharaohs. In past centuries, it was the lure of gold, ivory, and slaves that drew ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Imperialism, Power, and Identity

    Experiencing the Roman Empire

    de David J. Mattingly ...
    Series series Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures in Ancient History and Archaeology
    "An ambitious attempt to map the transformation of lifestyles and experience among Rome's provincial subjects in the first three centuries AD. . . . "History from below" at its best" ( Times Literary Supplement, UK).Despite what history has taught us about imperialism's destructive effects on colonial societies, many classicists continue to emphasize disproportionately the civilizing and ... Leer más

    $23.09 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Island of Java

    de John Joseph Stockdale ...
    This is the first and most important book about the Island of Java and is essential reading for anyone interested in Javanese history and culture.Originally published in 1811, Island of Java was the first popular work in English to describe what for many centuries was the most important island in the vast Indonesian archipelago. Like most works published during this time, Island of Java recounts ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • The Making of India

    The Untold Story of British Enterprise

    de Kartar Lalvani ...
    The first ever history of India to explore the benefits – institutional, political and civil – of British Colonial Rule on the subcontinent.The story of The Making of India begins in the seventeenth century, when a small seafaring island, one tenth the size of the Indian subcontinent, despatched sailing ships over 11,000 miles on a five-month trading journey in search of new opportunities. In the ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Hanging by a Thread

    Cotton, Globalization, and Poverty in Africa

    Edición de William G. Moseley, Leslie C. Gray ...
    Series Libro 8 - Research in International Studies, Global and Comparative Studies
    The textile industry was one of the first manufacturing activities to become organized globally, as mechanized production in Europe used cotton from the various colonies. Africa, the least developed of the world’s major regions, is now increasingly engaged in the production of this crop for the global market, and debates about the pros and cons of this trend have intensified.Hanging by a Thread: ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Triumph of the Expert

    Agrarian Doctrines of Development and the Legacies of British Colonialism

    de Joseph Morgan Hodge ...
    Series series Series in Ecology and History
    The most striking feature of British colonialism in the twentieth century was the confidence it expressed in the use of science and expertise, especially when joined with the new bureaucratic capacities of the state, to develop natural and human resources of the empire.Triumph of the Expert is a history of British colonial doctrine and its contribution to the emergence of rural development and ... Leer más

    $33.29 USD

  • Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit

    de Grace Ji-Sun Kim ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Globalism, colonialism, and consumerism have caused unjust suffering (han), for the earth's exploited peoples and the exploited lands. To reverse this tragedy, we need to work for a safer, sustainable planet and renew our inspiration from God as the transforming Spirit who gives, sustains and empowers life to all. ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD