This book is a study of the interaction of the Western societies of Europe and America with others around the world in the past two centuries - the age of European empire. It deals with the European threat and the non-Western response, but the focus is on the ways in which people in Asia, Africa, an...

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Main Author:	Curtin, Philip D. 1922-2009 (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2000
Subjects:	Geschichte Civilization, Modern / European influences Civilization, Modern / European influences / Case studies Social change / History Social change / History / Case studies Culture conflict / History Culture conflict / History / Case studies Imperialismus Europa Europe / Territorial expansion Europe / Territorial expansion / Case studies Fallstudiensammlung
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	This book is a study of the interaction of the Western societies of Europe and America with others around the world in the past two centuries - the age of European empire. It deals with the European threat and the non-Western response, but the focus is on the ways in which people in Asia, Africa, and Indian America have tried to adapt their ways of life to the overwhelming European power that existed in this period. The challenge and the response are presented through a series of selected and widely scattered case studies. They vary from those of the Maya and Yaqui of Mexico, to millennial responses as varied as the Ghost Dance or the cargo cults of Melanesia, as well as those of major players like the Ottoman Empire and Meiji Japan
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 294 pages)
ISBN:	9780511840098
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511840098