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The Last Colonies

By - Aldrich, Robert
Floor - Floor 1
Published - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998
ISBN 10 - 052141461X
ISBN 13 - 9780521414616
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Colonies
Shelf No - 15
Call Number - 321.08 ALD
Physical Description - 352 pages
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This comprehensive and authoritative book is about the last colonies, those remaining territories formally dependent on metropolitan powers. It discusses the surprisingly large number of these territories, mainly small isolated islands with limited resources. Yet these places are not as obscure as might be expected. They may be major tourist destinations, military bases, satellite tracking stations, tax havens or desolate, underpopulated spots that can become international flashpoints, such as the Falklands. The authors find that at a time of escalating nationalism and globalization, these remnants of empire provide insights into the meanings of political, economic, legal and cultural independence, as well as sovereignty and nationhood. This book provides a broad-based and provocative discussion of colonialism and interdependence in the modern world, from a unique perspective.

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