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Title: The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History
Note: Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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Summary: "The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History" by Ramsay Muir is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the imperial expansion of European powers and its implications on global politics, particularly focusing on the British Empire and its interactions with other nations and cultures. The opening of the book outlines Muir's two main objectives: first, to summarize the historical context of imperialism and its impact on world affairs, and second, to analyze the underlying political ideas that emerged from Western imperialism. Muir emphasizes the importance of understanding the differing conceptions of empire—one rooted in domination and the other in trusteeship—as vital to comprehending the historical dynamics of European expansion. He acknowledges the complexities of imperial endeavors, highlighting the various motives behind them, including national pride, commercial interests, missionary zeal, and population pressures. Muir's insights set the stage for a detailed exploration of the historical themes that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Muir, Ramsay, 1872-1941
EBook No.: 4326
Published: Aug 1, 2003
Downloads: 88
Language: English
Subject: Colonization -- History
Subject: World politics
Subject: Europe -- History -- 1492-
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History
Note: Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines.
Summary: "The Expansion of Europe; The Culmination of Modern History" by Ramsay Muir is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the imperial expansion of European powers and its implications on global politics, particularly focusing on the British Empire and its interactions with other nations and cultures. The opening of the book outlines Muir's two main objectives: first, to summarize the historical context of imperialism and its impact on world affairs, and second, to analyze the underlying political ideas that emerged from Western imperialism. Muir emphasizes the importance of understanding the differing conceptions of empire—one rooted in domination and the other in trusteeship—as vital to comprehending the historical dynamics of European expansion. He acknowledges the complexities of imperial endeavors, highlighting the various motives behind them, including national pride, commercial interests, missionary zeal, and population pressures. Muir's insights set the stage for a detailed exploration of the historical themes that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Muir, Ramsay, 1872-1941
EBook No.: 4326
Published: Aug 1, 2003
Downloads: 88
Language: English
Subject: Colonization -- History
Subject: World politics
Subject: Europe -- History -- 1492-
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.