Empires of the mind : the colonial past and the politics of the present /
Robert Gildea.
- viii, 358 pages : black and white illustrations
Empires constructed and contested -- Empires in crisis : two world wars -- The imperialism of decolonisation -- Neo-colonialism, new global empire -- Colonising in reverse and colonialist backlash -- Europe : in or out? -- Islamism and the retreat to monocultural nationalism -- Hubris and nemesis : Iraq, the colonial fracture and global economic crisis -- The empire strikes back -- Fantasy, anguish and working through.
9781107159587
2018042770
Imperialism--History. Imperialism--Social aspects. Postcolonialism--History. Postcolonialism--Social aspects. International organization. World politics--21st century.