Tensions of Empire
Colonial Cultures in a Bourgeois World
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Author
Contributions
- Frederick Cooper (Editor) - Contributor
- Ann Laura Stoler (Editor) - Contributor
Publication
1997-02-06 - University of California Press
Language
English
Word Count
115,750 words, Guess
Page Count
463 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7710260M
- ISBN-139780520206052
- ISBN-100520206053
- OCLC Control Number35159301
- OCLC Control Numbertensionsofempire00coop
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number96032968
- LibraryThing915264
- Goodreads934388
Classifications
- LCCD359 .T4 1997
Description
Starting with the premise that Europe was made by its imperial projects as much as colonial encounters were shaped by events and conflicts in Europe, this volume investigates metropolitan-colonial relationships. It shows how "civilizing missions" often provided new sites for a bourgeois order.
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- Tensions of Empire: Colonial Cultures in a Bourgeois World
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