European imperialism and the Third World / Abdul Qayyum Khan.
| Author/creator |
Khan, Abdul Qayyum author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. |
| Description | 232 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | The Muslims' rule in Spain -- Rise and fall of Spain as an imperial power -- The Portuguese discoveries and colonialization -- The conquests of the Dutch companies of East India and West Indies -- The conquests of the French company of the Indies -- British Colonies in the Americas, Africa and the Australasia -- The English East India Company. |
| Abstract | "This book presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of imperialism in Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, France, and the Great Britain. It delves into the background of colonialization and focuses on the nature of the motives of necessity, utility, religious, and exploratory and the modus operandi of the establishment of the colonies which required substantial amount of capital. The volume discusses a wide range of themes including the role of Spain as a Muslim colony; rise and fall of Spain as an imperial power; Portuguese discoveries and colonialization; conquests of Dutch companies of East India and West Indies; the French company of the Indies; British colonies in Americas, Africa and Australasia and English East India Company to showcase a holistic history of European competition for trade through wars in North America, South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. This book will be of interest to general readers interested in history of colonization, imperialism, Third World studies, post-colonial studies, international relations, defense and strategic studies, South Asian history, and European history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Khan, Abdul Qayyum. European imperialism and the Third World Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 9781003377719 |
| LCCN | 2023026621 |
| ISBN | 9781032455938 |
| ISBN | 9781032435169 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 103243516X |
| ISBN | 1032455934 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | ePub ebook |
| ISBN | PDF ebook |
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