Imperialism and Postcolonialism

Foreword viii Preface to the series xi Author's acknowledgements xiii Publisher's acknowledgements xiv List of maps xv List of illustrations xvi Introduction 1(7) Chapter 1 Untangling imperialism: comparisons over time and space 8(35) Time and change: the ebb and flow of empires 10(12) Commonalities and divergences between empires over time 22(21) Chapter 2 Untangling imperialism: theories, concepts and historiography 43(34) Defining colonialism and imperialism 45(2) Untangling concepts and theories 47(3) The postcolonial challenge and its critics 50(27) Case study 1 Conceptualizing imperialism: the case of Ireland 62(15) Chapter 3 Imperialism and modernity 77(38) Modernity, capitalism and the rise of European empires 78(5) Imperialism and the culture of modernity: the civilizing mission 83(4) The contradictions of imperialism and modernity 1: race, culture and progress 87(4) The contradictions of imperialism and modernity 2: anti-democratic and atavistic forces in imperial culture 91(2) Modernity and the ambiguities of development in the postcolonial world 93(3) Imperialism, modernity and Eurocentrism: challenges to Western knowledge 96(19) Case study 2 China and Japan: modernity, imperialism and anti-Westernism 100(15) Chapter 4 Culture and imperialism 115(31) The colonial frontier and the nature of the colonial encounter 116(4) Culture and colonialism 120(2) Imperial power and cultural oppression 122(3) Transforming colonial cultures: cultural power in practice 125(5) Cultures of modern colonialism: gender, race and sexuality 130(2) Colonizer and colonized: power, resistance and cultural change 132(14) Case study 3 Culture and imperialism in British Africa 137(9) Chapter 5 Representing empire 146(41) Representing empire: dominant discourses 147(2) Representation and the legitimization of imperial power 149(5) Constructing the colonial/Orientalized subject: race and cultural difference 154(13) Representations of empire in post-imperial culture 167(5) The view of the subaltern: challenges to Western representations of non-Western societies 172(15) Case study 4 Representing empire in British culture 175(12) Chapter 6 Postcolonial perspectives: imperialism or globalization? 187(29) A post-imperial world? 186(9) Capitalism, imperialism and globalization 195(4) 'Pax Americana': an exceptional nation or a world empire? 199(6) The imperial legacy: ongoing struggles in a 'postcolonial' world 205(7) Conclusion: future trends 212(4) Recommended reading 216(15) Bibliography 231(39) Index 270