This encyclopedia traces the spread of European political and economic dominance throughout the world in the century between the Napoleonic Wars and World War I.
Carl Cavanagh Hodge is an associate professor of political science and director of the International Relations Program at the University of British Columbia-Okanagan. He holds BA and MA degrees from Carleton University and a PhD from the London School of Economics. He is a former Senior Volkswagen Research Fellow with the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a former NATO-EAPC Fellow. His books include U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy: From 1789 to the Present (2007), Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph and Decline of NATO (2004), Politics in North America: Canada, Mexico and the United States, with Robert J. Jackson, Gregory Mahler, and Holly Reynolds (2003), and NATO for a New Century: Expansion and Intervention in the Atlantic Alliance (2002).
Hodge . . . edits an international team of more than 60 scholars in
an examination of the personages, movements, and treaties banging
that drum. The result appears to be the only English-language
A-to-Z encyclopedia on the subject . . . going beyond American and
European imperialism, the set includes coverage of the Japanese
empire, as well as 30 primary documents. . . . BOTTOM LINE: A fine
example of what a historical encyclopedia can be. Highly
recommended for academic and larger public libraries.
*Library Journal*
Intended to be a jargon-free reference companion for students, this
alphabetically arranged encyclopedia takes as its focus the great
European powers in their rise and decline, culminating with the
events leading to the First World War. . . . More specific than the
Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450 (2006), this set is
appropriate for serious students of the era and is recommended for
academic and large public libraries.
*Booklist*
Beautifully designed, thoughtfully edited, carefully arranged, and
masterfully written, this two-volume reference text is a
user-friendly springboard source into the multifaceted subject of
Imperialism. Not claiming to be exhaustive but rather
comprehensive, not interpretive but descriptive, the Encyclopedia
comes close to being a one-stop authority on the historical facts
as well as a worthy guide to the scholarship published on the key
themes of imperialism. . . . This is the first reference work
devoted soley to Imperialism. For both its singularity and the
text's authority I recommended the source to high school and
college libraries. That said, not just novices but even junior and
senior scholars of modern history would benefit from the
accessibility and content of the encyclopedia as well as the rich
list of resources published within.
*ARBA*
This set provides a comprehensive overview of the rise and decline
of imperialist powers, the accompanying wars and treaties, the
influential leaders, the cultural and philosophical rationales, and
the peoples and places most affected. . . . Recommended for high
school and college libraries.
*Doug's Student Reference Room*
Each expert-written article includes suggestions for further
research. A detailed chronology and a selection of maps support the
text, while 30 primary source documents illuminate contemporary
attitudes and opinions . . . . [T]his guide will serve high school,
public and academic libraries.'
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