منابع مشابه
Welsh Missionaries and British Imperialism: The Empire of Clouds in North-east India
Missionaries are no strangers to students and researchers of the British Empire. The hackneyed image of the rough-hewn Anglican vicar preaching salvation, Christ, and colonialism to legions of natives is one of the enduring archetypes of British colonialism. This image, like so many similar ones, is not without basis in historical fact. Missionaries played a notable role in British imperial exp...
متن کاملReturn to Empire: The New U.S. Imperialism in Comparative Historical Perspective*
The widespread embrace of imperial terminology across the political spectrum during the past three years has not led to an increased level of conceptual or theoretical clarity around the word ‘‘empire.’’ There is also disagreement about whether the United States is itself an empire, and if so, what sort of empire it is; the determinants of its geopolitical stance; and the effects of ‘‘empire as...
متن کاملHistory and Conceptual Framework
Confusion and dismay are rampant among those concerned about human and environmental issues in the tropics, and with good reason. Forests are being degraded at apparently ever-increasing rates, and human welfare in forested areas is remaining at a constant level at best, more often deteriorating. Many people—researchers, environmentalists, and policymakers of various hues—are trying to address ...
متن کاملSchizophrenia: A Conceptual History
The current concept of schizophrenia is regarded as the consequence of a linear progress from different definitions concluding in the present. According to the “continuity hypothesis” schizophrenia has always existed and 19 th and 20 th centuries alienists have polished away its blemishes and impurities, culminating in the DSM-IV definition which can therefore be considered as a paragon of a re...
متن کاملCommercial Imperialism?
We exploit the recent declassification of CIA documents and examine whether there is evidence of US power being used to influence countries’ decisions regarding international trade. We measure US influence using a newly constructed annual panel of CIA interventions aimed at installing and supporting leaders during the Cold War. Our presumption is that the US had greater influence over foreign l...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Relations and Development
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1408-6980,1581-1980
DOI: 10.1057/jird.2010.21