Colonialism and Modernity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780868407357)

For five centuries, colonialism and modernity have profoundly shaped the cultures of the world. This book traces these interacting long-term historical processes, and the parallel history of anti-colonial movements and ideas. It outlines the rise to global dominance of Europe since the 16th century, and the attendant modernity that shaped and defined this rise. Gillen and Ghosh show how colonialism and modernity dramatically changed the lives of the colonized peoples, the invading settlers who established overseas colonies, those who remained in Europe, and the diasporas created by invasions, slavery, indentured labor and voluntary migration.

Author: Paul Gillen
ISBN-10: 0868407356
ISBN-13: 9780868407357
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.12h x 7.06w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 40