| Informal Empire and the Rise of One World Culture 2014 Edition Contributor(s): Barton, G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349312711 ISBN-13: 9781349312719 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Globalization - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 321.03 |
| Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.69 lbs) 263 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Informal empire is a key mechanism of control that explains much of the configuration of the modern world. This book traces the broad outline of westernization through elite formations around the world in the modern era. It explains why the world is western and how formal empire describes only the tip of the iceberg of British and American power. |