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Europe and the Third World

From Colonisation to Decolonisation c. 1500–1998

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  • © 1999
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Authors:
  1. Bernard Waites

    1. The Open University, UK

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  • A comprehensive text covering Europe's interaction with Latin America, Asia and Africa from 500 to the present day
    Makes concepts and theories in world economic history accessible for the student reader
    Concisely presented empirical data

Part of the book series: Themes in Comparative History (TCH)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Europe and the ‘Third World’: An Introduction and Overview

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 1-23

  3. Europe and the Americas

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 24-58

  4. Europe and Asia, c. 1500 to c. 1880

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 59-99

  5. Europe and Africa from the Slave Trade to the Colonial Conquest

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 100-146

  6. European Colonialism and Indigenous Society in Asia

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 147-184

  7. The Economic and Social Consequences of Modern Colonialism in Africa

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 185-221

  8. The Balance Sheet of Modern Colonialism

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 222-256

  9. The Political Economy of Decolonisation

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 257-305

  10. Europe and the ‘Third World’ in Retrospect

    • Bernard Waites
    Pages 306-314

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 315-354
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About this book

Europe and the Third World provides a schematic historical analysis of the relations between Europe and the extra-European periphery within the twin contexts of global economic inequality and global disparities in political power. The colonial and imperial relationships between western Europe and the wider world since the late fifteenth century, and the course and consequences of decolonization, form the substance of the discussion, which concludes with a glance at the links between the European Union and the world's poorest states, most of which are former colonies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Open University, UK

    Bernard Waites

About the author

BERNARD WAITES is Lecturer in European Humanities at The Open University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Europe and the Third World

  • Book Subtitle: From Colonisation to Decolonisation c. 1500–1998

  • Authors: Bernard Waites

  • Series Title: Themes in Comparative History

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27623-3

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Bernard Waites 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-58868-0Due: 13 July 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 372

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: World History, Global and Transnational History

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