, Impact of Western Man: A Study of Europe's Role in the World Economy, 1750�1960 (1967, reprinted .... european french

Hobsbawm , The Age of Empire, 18751914 (1987), is a highly readable account of rising European nationalism and the resultant focus on empire as a reaction to the dramatic changes undergone in European economies and social structures at the turn of the century. Kiernan , From Conquest to Collapse: European Empires from 1815 to 1960 (1982), describes the many bloody wars that comprised the conquests involved in European expansion. Headrick , The Tools of Empire: Technology and European Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century (1981), and The Tentacles of Progress: Technology Transfer in the Age of Imperialism, 18501940 (1988), study technological innovations and their role in maintaining European dominance. Huttenback , Mammon and the Pursuit of Empire: The Political Economy of British Imperialism, 18601912 (1986), shows that empire dramatically benefited a few but was not an unequivocal economic advantage for Britain. , French Colonialism, 18711914 (1966; originally published in! French, 1960), presents the case against the economic interpretation of French colonialism. , Imperialism: The Idea and Reality of British and French Colonial Expansion, 18801914 , rev. , The British Empire in the Middle East, 19451951: Arab Nationalism, the United States, and Postwar Imperialism (1984), is a diplomatic history of Britain's failed attempt to maintain informal empire in the Middle East after World War II. , French Colonialism in Tropical Africa, 19001945 (1971; originally published in French, 1964), is a sociological study of how French colonialism operated. (eds.), Britain and Germany in Africa (1967), and France and Britain in Africa (1971), contain useful collections of essays on British, German, and French colonialism. , Money and Empire: The International Gold Standard, 18901914 (1974), is an excellent discussion of how Britain's monetary system collapsed under the weight of changes in the European economy, especially those resulting from overseas expa! nsion. (eds.), Disease, Medicine, and Empire: Perspectives on ! Western Medicine and the Experience of European Expansion (1988), is a collection of essays on the impact of European medical sciences on the colonies. Glenn Mower, Jr., The European Community and Latin America: A Case Study in Global Role Expansion (1982), contains information on contemporary strategies for economic expansion by the European Economic Community. european french