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Imperialism

Imperialism has two meanings, one describing an action and the other describing an attitude. Most commonly it is understood in relation to Empire building, as the expansion of a nation's authority by Territory (country subdivision)|territorial conquest establishing economic and political powers in other territories or nations, and when such encompasses non-contiguous "colonies" or "protectorates" then the term also subsumes Colonialism. In that sense, most European seafaring powers were at one time or another Colonialistic and therefore Imperialistic, regardless of their exploitation or benevolence toward their colonial possessions and people. In its second meaning the term describes the imperialistic attitude of superiority, subordination and dominion over foreign people— a chauvinism and comportment relegating foreign people to a lesser social and or political status. To clarify the distinction, the France|French colonies in North America treated the native races with great diplomacy (although this was not the case in other colonies such as in Africa), whereas the Great Britain|British colonies early on began treating Indigenous peoples of the Americas|native Americans chauvinistically, as savages and lesser creatures. Imperialism is often autocratic, e.g. in early 20th century Japan,http://www.global-labour.org/katayama1.htm Sen Katayama, ''The Labor Movement in Japan,'' Global Labour Institute and sometimes monolithic http://pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk/isj93/rees.htm John Rees, ''Imperialism: globalisation, the state and war,'' International Socialism Journal 93, Winter 2001 in character. While the term imperialism often refers to a contiguous political or geographical domain such as the Ottoman Empirehttp://i-cias.com/e.o/ottomans.htm ''Ottoman Empire,'' Encylcopaedia of the Orient the Russian Empire,http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/ ''The Empire that was Russia,'' Library of Congress or the British Empire,http://www.britishempire.co.uk/ ''The British Empire'' etc the term can equally be applied to domains of knowledge, beliefs, values and expertise, such as the empires of Christianity (see Christendom)http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3350 John B Cobb, ''Christianity and Empire,'' or Islam (see Caliphate).http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/ ''Islam Empire of Faith''

Overview

Imperialism is found in the ancient histories of the Assyrian Empire Roman Empire, Ancient Greece|Greece, the Persian Empire, the Ottoman Empire (see Ottoman wars in Europe), ancient Egypt, India, the Aztec empire, British Empire, Genghis Khan, and other areas. Although the practice has existed for thousands of years, the term "Age of Imperialism" refers to the Scramble for Africa, along with the 'Scramble for India.' The term 'Imperialism' was coined in the sixteenth century,Oxford English Dictionary online (subscription required reflecting what are now seen as the imperial policies of Portugal, Kingdom of Spain|Spain, United Kingdom|Britain, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Currently, there is an effort to broaden the definition of "imperialism" so it applies to any instance of a greater power acting or being perceived to act at the expense of a lesser power. Including 'perception' in the definition makes it circular, solipsistic, and subjective. Under this broader definition, 'imperialism' not only describes colonial, territorial policies;but also describes economic dominance and influence. European dominance of the east through economic exploitation and political rule, (as distinct from the word colonialism, which usually implied establishment of settler colonies often with slavery as the labour system), the word was coined in the mid-nineteenth century. imperialism was a major factor in the development of the United States. It included the expansion of the nation and its major companies throughout the region

References

- Guy Ankerl, ''Coexisting Contemporary Civilizations: Arabo-Muslim, Bharatai, Chinese, and Western,'' Geneva, INU PRESS, 2000, ISBN 2-88155-004-5.
- Robert Bickers/Christian Henriot, ''New Frontiers: Imperialism's New Communities in East Asia, 1842-1953'', Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-7190-5604-7
- Barbara Bush, ''Imperialism and Postcolonialism (History: Concepts,Theories and Practice),'' Longmans, 2006, ISBN 0582505836
- John Darwin'', After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000,'' Penguin Books, 2008, ISBN 0141010223
- Niall Ferguson, ''Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World,'' Penguin Books, 2004, ISBN 0141007540
- Michael Hardt and Toni Negri, ''Empire,'' Harvard University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-674-00671-2
- E.J. Hobsbawm, ''The Age of Empire, 1875-1914,'' Abacus Books, 1989, ISBN 0349105987
- E J Hobsbawm, ''On Empire: America, War, and Global Supremacy,'' Pantheon Books, 2008, ISBN 0375425373
- J A Hobson, ''Imperialism: A Study,'' Cosimo Classics, 2005, ISBN 1596052503
- Michael Hudson, ''Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance,'' Pluto Press, 2003, ISBN 0745319890
- V I Lenin, ''Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism,'' International Publishers, New York, 1997, ISBN 0717800989
- Edward Said, ''Culture and Imperialism,'' Vintage Books, 1998, ISBN 0099967502
- Simon C Smith, ''British Imperialism 1750-1970,'' Cambridge University Press, 1998, ISBN 052159930X

External links

- J.A Hobson, Imperialism a Study 1902.
- The Paradox of Imperialism by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. November 2006.
- Imperialism Quotations
- State, Imperialism and Capitalism by Joseph Schumpeter
- Economic Imperialism by A.J.P.Taylor
- Imperialism Entry in the Columbia Encyclopedia (Bartleby)
- The Nation-State, Core and Periphery: A Brief sketch of Imperialism in the 20th century. Category:Imperialism|* Category:Political philosophy Category:Philosophical concepts Category:Marxist theory Category:History of colonialism Category:Political systems be-x-old:Імпэрыялізм simple:Imperialism

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