商品簡介
For high school students and above, this reference can be a first stop for information on topics related to patterns of settlement, control of external lands, and ideologies of domination all aspects of modern colonialism, understood as a phenomenon of world history that flowered in the 15th century and 16th century and imprints the world of today. The scope is broad, and the 600 entries by scholars of history, political science, economics, sociology, and other social sciences encompass organizations and companies, doctrines, wars, and the role of religion, as well as colonialism's legacy, including racism, cultural displacement, disruptive migration, inequalities of wealth and privilege, and postcolonial literature. The first two volumes are alphabetically arranged; the third comprises documents (with introductions) and the index. A listing of topics by general subject area or geographic region would have helped readers navigate the material; but the entries are cross-referenced, and each includes reading lists. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Melvin E. Page, PhD, is professor of history at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.
