Geographies of empire : European empires and colonies, c. 1880-1960 / Robin A. Butlin.

By:

Butlin, Robin A

Series: Cambridge studies in historical geography | Cambridge studies in historical geographyPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: xvii, 673 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780521740555 (paperback)

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DDC classification:

23 325.309409041 BUT 009349

Contents:

Geography, imperialism and colonialism : concepts and frameworks Chronologies, spaces and places Numbers and movements of people Patterns and shadows on the land Empire, exploration, and geographical knowledge Geographical societies and imperialism The mapping of empires and colonies Geographies of the 'civilising mission' Environmental interactions The arteries of empire : transport and communications Towns and cities Economic geographies of empire and colony The endings of empire : decolonisation.

Summary: Provides a comprehensive overview of the experiences of individual European imperial powers: British, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, German and Italian, and the reactions of indigenous peoples. Some Australian content.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	325.309409041 BUT 009349 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009349

Includes bibliographical references (p. [621]-660) and index.

Geography, imperialism and colonialism : concepts and frameworks
Chronologies, spaces and places
Numbers and movements of people
Patterns and shadows on the land
Empire, exploration, and geographical knowledge
Geographical societies and imperialism
The mapping of empires and colonies
Geographies of the 'civilising mission'
Environmental interactions
The arteries of empire : transport and communications
Towns and cities
Economic geographies of empire and colony
The endings of empire : decolonisation.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the experiences of individual European imperial powers: British, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Belgian, German and Italian, and the reactions of indigenous peoples. Some Australian content.

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Geographies of empire : European empires and colonies, c. 1880-1960 /​ Robin A. Butlin.

Geographies of empire : European empires and colonies, c. 1880-1960 / Robin A. Butlin.