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Imperialism: A History in Documents Hardcover - 2000 - 1st Edition

by Bonnie G. Smith

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We talk about living in a global era, but the groundwork for it was laid more than a century ago. By the late 19th century, Europe, Japan, and the United States had taken control of most of the world. Travel and trade between home countries and colonies sent goods and technology to even the most remote corners of the globe. An English lady's letter home on smallpox inoculations in Turkey, an American missionary's account of the forcible collection of rubber in Belgian Congo, and a Chinese official's regulations for European merchants are among the primary sources that Bonnie Smith has assembled to demonstrate the advantages and drawbacks of the new economy. Society, education, and the environment also underwent massive changes, as witnessed by the selection of excerpts from an exam in a German missionary school in Togo and British reports on the devastation of entire forests in Burma.

Imperial growth did not come without a price. A Japanese document outlining governance in Korea and U.S. President Benjamin Harrison's defense of the annexation of Hawaii illustrate the militant nationalism, religious intolerance, and pseudo-scientific racist theories used to justify the brute force of colonial rule. The colonized nations fought back-a popular Chinese poem in praise of the Boxers' opposition to foreign rule attests to this rebellious spirit, and a Moroccan's shock at "barbaric" European mores illustrates the conquered's view of the conquerors. A picture essay, "Mixture," showcases the amalgamation of global cultures through photographs of buildings, furniture, advertisements, sporting events, and sculpture. Bonnie Smith vividly captures the booming expansion of a flawed political system and expertly links the documentary evidence with informed commentary and prefatory essays to each chapter.

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In the 18th century, more and more Europeans came to drink two very foreign beverages-coffee and tea-both made with boiling-hot water.

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  • Title Imperialism: A History in Documents
  • Author Bonnie G. Smith
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Date 2000-11-09
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780195108019 / 0195108019
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.7 in (25.65 x 20.83 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Imperialism - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00028552
  • Dewey Decimal Code 325.32

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/15/2000, Page 633
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2001, Page 423
  • School Library Journal, 04/01/2001, Page 168

About the author

Bonnie G. Smith is Professor of History at Rutgers University. Her previous works include Confessions of a Concierge: Madame Lucie's History of Twentieth Century France (Yale UP, 1985) and Changing Lives: Women in European History Since 1700 (D.C. Heath, 1989). She is the forthcoming general editor of the Oxford University Press young adult series The Medieval and Early Modern World, and co-author of that series' Reference Volume & Primary Sources, coming in May 2005.

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