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Imperialism and the developing world : how Britain and the United States shaped the global periphery /

How did Western imperialism shape the developing world? Atul Kohli tackles that question by analyzing British and American influence on Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America from the age of the British East India Company to the most recent U.S. war in Iraq. He argues that both Britain and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kohli, Atul (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Imperialism > History.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Developing countries.
United States > Foreign relations > Developing countries.
Developing countries > Dependency on foreign countries.
Impérialisme > Histoire.
Diplomatic relations
Economic assistance > Foreign countries
Imperialism
Developing countries
Great Britain
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:How did Western imperialism shape the developing world? Atul Kohli tackles that question by analyzing British and American influence on Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America from the age of the British East India Company to the most recent U.S. war in Iraq. He argues that both Britain and the U.S. expanded to enhance their national economic prosperity, and shows how Anglo-American expansionism hurt the economic development in poor parts of the world.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190069636
0190069635
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